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Jack pine

Pinus banksiana

The Jack pine is a tall tree that grows in forests. It has long, slender needles and produces cones that can stay on the tree for many years. This tree is important for many animals and helps keep the forest healthy.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Jack pine is an evergreen conifer often appearing irregularly shaped or scraggly. It has short, stiff, twisted, yellow-green needles growing in pairs. Its distinctive light brown cones are often curved, pointed, and remain tightly closed on branches for years.

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Jack pine

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its wood is used for pulpwood, making paper products we use daily.

Jack pines can live for over 150 years in harsh northern climates!

The Kirtland's Warbler bird absolutely needs young Jack pines to nest.

Young Jack pines can grow incredibly fast after a wildfire sweeps through.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Fire Starter Friend

Jack pine has special cones that need the heat from a forest fire to open and release their seeds, helping new trees grow quickly.

Fähigkeit

Tough Soil Survivor

Jack pine can grow in very poor, sandy, or rocky soils where many other trees struggle, making it a resilient pioneer.

Maße und Details

Höhe
1000-2500 cm
Ausbreitung
300-500 cm
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

shelters

Kirtland's Warbler

Setophaga kirtlandii

nests exclusively in young Jack pines

eaten by

Moose

Alces alces

browses on young Jack pine shoots

eats

Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

eats seeds from Jack pine cones

eaten by

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

gnaws on bark and twigs

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be careful around trees; don't climb too high and watch for falling branches.

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von Jack pine?

1000-2500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Jack pine?

300-500 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Jack pine?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Jack pine?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Jack pine?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Jack pine?

Wind

Wo findet man Jack pine normalerweise?

Forests

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