PINUS VIRGINIANA
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Photo credit: Virginia Pine |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Pinus virginiana |
| Common name: | Virginia pine |
| Group: | gymnosperm |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Growth type: | tree |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 30 - 60’ |
| Foliage: | needles in bundles of 2, cones |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Distinguished from other species of pines by its short needles (2 in a bundle), small cones, and retention of dead branches along the lower portions of the trunk. A short-lived species that often becomes established after disturbance. Grows in poorer sandy soils in the coastal plain. Relatively short-lived tree about 60 years. |
| Credit: USDA United States Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service data base |
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