Pinaceae - Pine Family
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 74
Virginia Pine Tree
Pinus virginiana
This tree has two needles (1.5- 2.5 inches long) per bundle, the bark is in plates that are four times as long as broad. Most of the time, there are many once-alive branches going up the bark that have not fallen off. Notice the young cones. They are called the pollen cones.
This Virginia Pine tree lives at the Botanical Gardens at Asheville.
Winter ID Tips:
needles: 2 needles per bundle, twisted yet flexible
bark: orange and brown and looks like plates are drawn in all the way up
cones: slender, sharp prickle
This Virginia Pine lives at the Asheville Botanical Gardens in Asheville, North Carolina. http://www.ashevillebotanicalgardens.org/
There are 2 needles per bundle that are flexible and twisted. The needles are 1.5-3 inches long; they are almost stalkless and remain attached for several years.
The tree is usually 40-70 feet tall and 12-18 inches in diameter.
This tree looks scrubby or shaggy, that is why it is nicknamed, Scrub Pine. The branches on this pine may extend all the way to the ground, they remain on the trunk even when they no longer have green needles.
The champion Virginia Pine Tree lives in Caroline County, Virginia. It is 108 feet high and has a circumference of 84 inches. You can read more at:
http://www.americanforests.org/big-trees/virginia-pine-pinus-virginiana/
My favorite Virginia Pine tree lives at the Botanical Gardens of Asheville.
For the love of the trees,
Becky
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 74
Virginia Pine Tree
Pinus virginiana
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Male Pollen cones, Virginia Pine
This Virginia Pine tree lives at the Asheville Botanical Gardens. www.ashevillebotanicalgardens.org
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Summer
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| The Virginia Pine Tree |
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| The Virginia Pine tree. This tree lives at Tremont in the Smoky Mountain National Park. These needles are twisted twice. |
Fall
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Winter
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| The Virginia Pine Tree |
needles: 2 needles per bundle, twisted yet flexible
bark: orange and brown and looks like plates are drawn in all the way up
cones: slender, sharp prickle
This Virginia Pine lives at the Asheville Botanical Gardens in Asheville, North Carolina. http://www.ashevillebotanicalgardens.org/
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| Virginia Pine Tree |
There are 2 needles per bundle that are flexible and twisted. The needles are 1.5-3 inches long; they are almost stalkless and remain attached for several years.
The tree is usually 40-70 feet tall and 12-18 inches in diameter.
This tree looks scrubby or shaggy, that is why it is nicknamed, Scrub Pine. The branches on this pine may extend all the way to the ground, they remain on the trunk even when they no longer have green needles.
The Champion Virginia Pine Trees
The champion Virginia Pine Tree lives in Caroline County, Virginia. It is 108 feet high and has a circumference of 84 inches. You can read more at:
http://www.americanforests.org/big-trees/virginia-pine-pinus-virginiana/
My favorite Virginia Pine Tree
My favorite Virginia Pine tree lives at the Botanical Gardens of Asheville.
For the love of the trees,
Becky
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| from my journal... |
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