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Mature Pinus pinea (stone pine); note umbrella-shaped canopy: Pollen cones of Pinus pinea (stone pine): A red pine (Pinus resinosa) with exposed rootsYoung spring growth ("candles") on a loblolly pine
Pinus albicaulis is the only type of tree on the summit of Pywiack Dome in Yosemite National Park. Pinus albicaulis, known by the common names whitebark pine, white bark pine, white pine, pitch pine, scrub pine, and creeping pine, [4] is a conifer tree native to the mountains of the western United States and Canada, specifically subalpine areas of the Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Pacific ...
Subgenus Pinus includes the yellow and hard pines. Pines in this subgenus have one to five needles per fascicle and two fibrovascular bundles per needle, and the fascicle sheaths are persistent, except in P. leiophylla and P. lumholtzii.
Freshly cut eastern white pine is yellowish white or a pale straw color, but pine wood which has aged many years tends to darken to a deep, rich, golden tan. Occasionally, one can find light brown pine boards with unusual yellowish-golden or reddish-brown hues.
Limber pine (Pinus flexilis), another of these species from western North America, was also sometimes known as White Pine; Chinese white pine (Pinus armandii), a species native to China; Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora), a species native to Japan; Vietnamese white pine (Pinus dalatensis), a species native to Vietnam and Laos
southwestern white pine Pinaceae (pine family) 114 Pinus strobus: eastern white pine Pinaceae (pine family) 129 Pinus stylesii: Styles's white pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus sylvestris: Scots pine Pinaceae (pine family) 130 Pinus tabuliformis: Chinese pine; Chinese red pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus taeda: loblolly pine Pinaceae (pine ...
Western white pine is a large tree, regularly growing to 30–50 metres (98–164 ft) tall. It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, and like all members of that group, the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five, [5] with a deciduous sheath.
Pine: Pinus spp. Pine wood is hard and tough except white pine which is soft. It decays easily if it comes into contact with soil. It is heavy and coarse grained. It is used for pattern making, frames for doors and windows, and for paving material. White pine is light and straight grained and is used in the manufacture of matches. Red cedar ...