Basisdaten
description:
The pitch pine is widely distributed in eastern North America. Striking are the short shoots with needles on the trunk.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Pinus rigida
family:
Pinaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 20 m (66 ft)
needle:
Three needles on a needle base. The individual needles are green, about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and slightly rotated.
fruit:
The pins are first green, brown in autumn, thick ovate to 7 cm (2.8 in) long. They adhere with short stalk individually or in groups on the branch.
bark:
The red-brown bark is cracked up scaly. At the trunk there are often short shoots with needle tufts.
root:
taprooted
location:
sun
soil:
permeable soils
ph value:
acidic to neutral
usage:
Forest tree
stature:
The Pinus rigida has a straight trunk with a permeable tree crown.