Topics about PINE TREES

More than 100 different types of pine trees are currently known to the world, with 35 different varieties grown in the United States. Pine trees are an important part of the vegetation in North America, growing widely in popularity as an ornamental tree. Different types of pine trees are planted for both shade and appearance, depending upon the tree's potential growth.

Pine trees can reach over 60 feet in height and spread up to 30 feet across. They are the only 
species of tree to reproduce from seeds in a cone. Most pine trees can grow anywhere and in any type of soil. Full sun is required, but very little water is needed once they are full grown.
Some of the most commonly known species of pine trees are the Sugar Pines, White Pine Trees, Long Leaf Pine, Shortleaf Pine, Bristlecone Pine, Red Pine and the Foxtail Pine.
 

 

In 2008, the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine was determined to be the oldest known pine tree at 4,840 years old.

 

The pine tree is just one member of the big tree family known as conifers. Conifers are trees that produce cones that contain the seeds that grow more trees. These trees have names like Eastern white pine, Virginia pine and Scotch pine.