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Evergreen Pine Tree

Pinus Sempervirens Virginiana

Photo by hildmac
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Field Notes

Description:

Virginia Pines are small to medium-sized pine trees growing up to 60 ft. They have long, spreading branches and a trunk up to one and a half feet across. They have reddish brown bark, the pine needles are short; between 1&1/2 to 3 inches long. The pine cones are small and oval up to two and a half inches long. The roots are shallow and for there relative rapid growth.

Habitat:

The Virginia Pine is found in well draining soil with a pH of 4.5-7.5. It is native of lower elevations from to 50-2500 ft. It's found in the SE America and Western Canada.

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AntónioGinjaGinja
Welcome to Project Noah hildmac Nice first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing We hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: We invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions
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PublishedDecember 11, 2014

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