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  Guide to the Common Trees of Pennsylvania

Trees | Glossary | Visual Guide | Leaf Parts, Types, & Position

Table Mountain Pine
(Needle-Shaped or Linear)
Attains a height of 30'-40' on dry, rocky and gravelly slopes and ridge tops in the southcentral and southeastern counties. Not usually used for lumber due to its small size, it can display aggressive growth suited to protecting rocky slopes from erosion.

Table Mountain Pine
Pinus pungens Lamb.
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Leaves
Needles in clusters of 2, 2"-4" long, light bluish-green, stout and very stiff, twisted and sharp-pointed, tufted at the ends of branches, persisting 2-3 years.
Twigs
Stout, rather brittle, at first smooth and light orange to purplish, later rather rough and dark brown.
Fruit
Cones 3"-4" long, sessile, in whorls of 2-7, oblique at the base, light brown, egg-shaped. Cone scales much thickened and tipped with a strong, curved spine.
Bark
Dark reddish-brown, roughened by shallow fissures into irregular plates which peel off in thin films.

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Needle-Shaped or Linear

  

Wide & Flat: Opposite Arrangement

Wide and Flat: Alternate Arrangement

Information courtesy of:
PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
 
 

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