Pinus echinata

Pinaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Tall Tree (Canopy)

100 - 100ft

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(inconspicuous)

Cone/Cone-like; Brown, Red

Full Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Dry, Moist

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evergreen

dry rocky mountain ridges, old fields, floodplains

best used for naturalizing; Wood used for home construction and pulpwood; not desirable as an ornamental because of the abundant litter and falling leaves; will sprout freely at base if cut or fire-killed when young, the sprouts growing into useful trees, an unusual behavior for a p