Basisdaten
description:
The jack pine is native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Pinus banksiana
family:
Pinaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 20 m (66 ft)
needle:
Two needles on a base, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long, oblong, narrow, green to green-yellow and the top is slightly rounded. The needles are whisked on branch.
fruit:
cones
bark:
The bark is gray-brown scaly and cracked up.
location:
sun
usage:
Garden tree
stature:
The jack pine grows somewhat irregular, the tribe rarely goes straight up. The tree has a narrow crown.