Pinus serotina, the pond pine, marsh pine or pocosin pine, is a tree found along the Southeastern portion of the Atlantic coastal plain of the United States, from southern New Jersey south to Florida and west to southern Alabama. This pine often has a crooked growth pattern and an irregular top and grows up to 21 metres (69 ft) high, rarely to 29 metres (95 ft).
Form | tree |
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Fruit type | Cone |
Evergreen or deciduous | Evergreen |
Leaf shape | Needles |
Number of needles | 3, 4 |
Length of needles | 5-8" |
Bark color | Brown |
Bark texture | Plate-like, Scaly |