Pine Tree Types

Pine trees belong to the genus called Pinus from the family Pinaceae. They are coniferous trees and make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There exists different pine tree varieties and types. If you do conduct a detailed study of pine trees, you can easily do pine tree identification. In the article below, some information about pine tree types is given.

Sugar Pine: This tree is gigantic in size. Its cones of measure between 11 to 21 inches, which is believed to be the biggest ever. This type of pine tree is mainly found in mountains, ravines and canyons. It protects people from the intense cold, blizzards and torrential rains.

Long Leaf Pines: These trees are mainly found in coastal plains and are also referred to as hard pine trees. It is a chief source for naval stores for making tar, pitch, turpentine and other resinous products because of its hard, heavy, strong, durable and rich in resin, property. The wood of this tree is excellent for the construction of rail road cars, masts, bridges, viaducts and purposes where strong quality of timber is required. The pine leaves are long and hence the name.

Yellow Pine: This pine tree is also referred to as a short pine tree. The wood obtained from this wood is not strong and firm. This tree is of the same height as that of the long leaf pine tree but, it has a thicker trunk as compared to long leaf pine trees. This tree is mainly found in New York, Texas, the Mississippi valley, Missouri and Illinois.

White Pine Trees: There are various types of white pine trees ranging from seedlings to large caliper trees. It is mainly found in the Northern America. The growth of this tree is very rapid, and so it is used in reforestation projects in forestry, landscaping and also for home decor as Christmas trees. This was a brief overview on some information on white pine trees.

Cuban Pine: This tree is also referred to as a slash pine tree. This tree is mainly found along the coast in swamp lands and hence, the name slash pine. Most of its qualities resemble the long leaf pine tree.

Jack Pine: This tree is not at all big in size but, this tree has many uses. It is used for fuel, rail road ties, fence posts, etc. it is also used for making canoe frames. Its shape is similar to that of two similar looking needles which tend to grow in two opposite directions giving a feel as if they are falling out. It's because of this property that it has been named Pinus divaricata . The later part of its name means stretched apart. It is mainly found in regions of Nova Scotia, Vermont, northern Indiana and Illinois. It is found in sandy regions and land which has been exhausted by thriftless farming. This helps in making the soil rich in fertilizer and chemicals required for the growth of trees and crops.

Foxtail Pine: This tree is full of branch-lets and has a brush at the end of each of its branch-let. It also has needles and their peculiarity is that, instead of wrapped neatly at the end, they look like fried chops and are also sheath less.

Tamarack: This pine tree is also referred to as Larch. This tree is found from Newfoundland to Minnesota and also to the south of Pennsylvania. The wood obtained from this tree is used for the construction of posts, ties, poles, ship timbers and other strong and hard components and parts, where durable wood is required.

Bristlecone Pine Tree: The growth of this tree is slow. These trees are about 20 feet in height. Some of these trees are even 4,000 years old. Methusalah is the oldest of the bristlecone pine tree and is said to be 4,700 years old. These trees are found mainly in the northern American continent.

There exists more pine tree types than those mentioned above however, we have elaborated on the few most common and useful pine tree species. Some of the types of pine trees are Sequoias, White Cedar, Lawson's Cypress, Red Cedar, Red Fir, Noble Fir, etc. If not taken proper care, these trees tend to suffer from pine tree diseases.