Family

Pinaceae

Region

Mountain, Piedmont

States

District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Tall Tree (Canopy)

Height

75 - 100ft

Spread

50 - 75ft

Flower Color

Purple, Red

Fruit

Cone/Cone-like; Brown, Green

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

May - July

Fall Color

evergreen

Habitat

variety of sites; does best on moist, well drained, sandy loam soils of ridges

Notes

many birds feed on the seeds; provides winter cover; Much planted as an ornamental; wood used for house construction, cabinet work, and interior finishing; knotty boards from small logs mostly used for crating; important to wildlife; many song birds and game birds feed on the seeds; rodents, including squir

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