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Pine Tree Garden
Virginia’s native Virginia pine has a height of 50-80 feet, a trunk circumference of 12-14 inches, an irregular pattern of branches hanging loosely from the crown, and long, twisted, yellow-green needles in pairs. The male flowers have a cylindrical appearance, while the female flowers have curving prickles. Also, the thin reddish-brown bark with shallow fissures and dark reddish-brown egg-shaped cones with sharp spines can help in identifying the tree
The Longleaf Pine is a tall, slender tree with a crooked or twisted crown. It is one of the most commonly seen pine trees in Virginia. They have the potential to grow to 80–100 feet in height and 2–2 1/2 feet in diameter.
Medium to big, the Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata Mill. ), also known as Old-Field Pine, Yellow Pine, Shortstraw Pine, and Rosemary pine, can grow to heights of 80 to 100 feet with trunk diameters of 2 to 3 feet.
The Loblolly Pine is a tall, straight tree with an oval and rather open crown.
It can reach 90–110 feet in height and 2–3 feet in diameter when fully grown. This tree tends to live in places with poor drainage, such as abandoned fields, sandy soils where the water table is quite close to the surface, the periphery of wetlands, and similar areas.
It has three needles that come in a bundle. They are between 6 and 9 inches long, pale green in color, and stiff. Male blossoms, which are cylindrical, cluster at the ends of branches, while females come in a spectrum of colors from yellow to purple.
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