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pitch pine

Pinus rigida

Pitch pines are tall trees with long, slender needles. They are known for their thick, scaly bark and can grow in sandy soils. These trees are great for wildlife and help keep the environment healthy.

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The pitch pine has a distinctively irregular, often gnarled shape with thick, reddish-brown bark that's deeply furrowed and scaly. Its stiff, yellowish-green needles grow in bundles of three, and its prickly cones often remain on the branches for years.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its name comes from its sticky resin, once used to seal old wooden ships!

Some pitch pines can live for over 300 years, standing tall through many storms!

These tough trees are often the *first* to grow back after a forest fire!

You can always tell a pitch pine by its needles, which grow in bundles of *three*!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Fire Rescuer

Pitch pine has super thick bark and dormant buds that help it survive forest fires and quickly sprout new growth.

Fähigkeit

Heat Seed Release

Pitch pine cones are serotinous, meaning intense heat like a fire helps them open to release their seeds.

Maße und Details

Höhe
1000-2000 cm
Ausbreitung
600-1200 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

shelters

Red-cockaded woodpecker

Dryobates borealis

nests in living pine trees, including pitch pines.

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

browses on the needles and twigs, especially in winter.

eats

Eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

feasts on the nutrient-rich seeds from the pine cones.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Stay on paths when exploring forests and don't touch the trees too hard.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

1000-2000 cm

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

600-1200 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von pitch pine?

Frühling

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

Nein

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

Keine

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

Mehrjährig

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

Wind

Wo findet man pitch pine normalerweise?

Forests

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