PINACEAE 

 Slash Pine 



Pinus elliottii Engelm. (Pinus caribaea Morelet) 



HABIT. A tree 80-100 feet high and 2-3 feet in diameter; 

 long, clear bole; crown rounded, dense. 



LEAVES. In fascicles of 2 and 3; 8-12 inches long; stout; 

 dark glossy green; persistent 2 years; basal sheath persistent. 



FLOWERS. Male dark purple; female pink. 



FRUIT. Stalked; 2V^-6 inches long; ovoid-conic; opening 

 at maturity and falling following year ; chocolate-brown ; (shining 

 as if varnished) ; scales thin, armed with small sharp spine. Seeds: 

 H inch long, black, wing about 1 inch long. 



TWIGS. Stout; roughened by leaf bases; orange-brown. 

 Winter buds: Vi-% inch long, scales silvery brown. 



BARK. Thin, becoming V^-lVz inches thick; orange to 

 purple-brown plated; peeling off in thin, papery, characteristic 

 layers. 



WOOD. Important; heavy, hard, and strong; marketed as 

 longleaf pine and used for same purposes; important source of 

 naval stores. 



SILVIGAL CHARACTERS. Intolerant, but less so than 

 longleaf; growth very rapid; windfirm on deep soils; repro- 

 duction aggressive; not resistant to fire. 



HABITAT. Old stands in low, wet sites because of fire damage ; 

 aggressive on cutover areas if protected; pure or mixed stands. 

 The south Florida variety with very dense wood and grass like 

 seedlings is designated P. elliottii var. densa L. & D. This species 

 was incorrectly listed as Pinus caribaea Morelet, a species of the 

 Bahama Islands. 



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Table-Mountain Pine 



Pinus pungens Lamb. 



This unimportant species, characteristic of the table lands 

 of the Appalachians, is a small, intolerant tree. It is easily identi- 

 fied by its needles and characteristic cones. 



LEAVES. In fascicles of 2; 1J^-3V^ inches long; yellow- 

 green. 



FRUIT. Sessile; 2^^-31/^ inches long; ovoid; opening at 

 maturity, but persistent for years; heavy, the thick scales armed 

 with conspicuous, sharp, hooked spines or claws. 



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