Pinus echinata

Shortleaf Pine

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Family: Pinaceae (Pine family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - April
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: Septmber - October

Shortleaf Pine is one of the U.S. southern yellow pine species. It typically has 2 or 3 needles per fascicle (group of needles), each from 3 to 4-1/2 inches long.




11 January 2019
Montpelier, Orange, VA
11 January 2019
Montpelier, Orange, VA
11 January 2019
Montpelier, Orange, VA
11 January 2019
Montpelier, Orange, VA
15 April 2021
Conway Robinson State Forest, Gainesville, VA
15 April 2021
Conway Robinson State Forest, Gainesville, VA
15 April 2021
Conway Robinson State Forest, Gainesville, VA
(young tree, about 13 years old)
15 April 2021
Conway Robinson State Forest, Gainesville, VA
(top of young tree)




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