Plantae > Tracheophyta > Pinopsida > Pinales > Pinaceae > Pinus > Pinus serotinaPinus serotina (Pocosan pine; Pond pine; Bay pine; Marsh pine; Pocosin pine)Synonyms: Pinus alopecuroides; Pinus rigida serotina (heterotypic); Pinus rigida var. serotina (homotypic) Language: Fre Pinus serotina, the pond pine, marsh pine or pocosin pine, is a tree found along the Atlantic coastal plain of the eastern United States, from southern New Jersey south to Florida and west to southern Alabama. This pine often has a crooked growth pattern and an irregular top and grows up to 21 metres (69 ft) high, rarely to 29 metres (95 ft). The species name serotina is derived from the persistently unopened cones that may remain closed for several years before they release their seeds; the opening is often in response to forest fires. \n* \n* |
| Air Quality Improvement [1] | Low | | Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low | | Carbon Capture [1] | Low | | Screening - Summer [2] | Moderate | | Screening - Winter [2] | Moderate | | Shade Percentage [1] | 83 % | | Temperature Reduction [1] | Medium-Low | | Wind Reduction [1] | Medium-Low |  | | Bloom Period [2] | Late Spring | | Drought Tolerance [2] | None | | Edible [3] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Fire Tolerance [2] | Medium | | Flower Type [3] | Monoecious | | Frost Free Days [2] | 6 months 10 days | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | Medium | | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Fall | | Growth Form [2] | Single Stem | | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | | Growth Rate [2] | Moderate | | Hazards [3] | The wood, sawdust and resins from various species of pine can cause dermatitis in sensitive people; | | Janka Hardness [4] | 740 lbf (336 kgf) Soft | | Leaf Type [3] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Pollinators [3] | Wind | | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Seed | | Root Depth [2] | 20 inches (51 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Slow | | Seed Vigor [2] | High | | Seeds Per [2] | 54400 / lb (119931 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [2] | Conical | | Specific Gravity [5] | 0.56 | | Structure [3] | Tree | | Usage [3] | A tan or green dye is obtained from the needles;
The needles contain a substance called terpene, this is released when rain washes over the needles and it has a negative effect on the germination of some plants, including wheat;
This species is a commercial source of turpentine; Oleo-resins are present in the tissues of all species of pines, but these are often not present in sufficient quantity to make their extraction economically worthwhile; The resins are obtained by tapping the trunk, or by destructive distillation of the wood; In general, trees from warmer areas of distribution give the higher yields; Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin; Turpentine has a wide range of uses including as a solvent for waxes etc, for making varnish, medicinal etc; Rosin is the substance left after turpentine is removed. This is used by violinists on their bows and also in making sealing wax, varnish etc; Pitch can also be obtained from the resin and is used for waterproofing, as a wood preservative etc.
Wood - coarse-grained, soft, heavy, very resinous, brittle; It weighs 49lb per cubic foot; Occasionally used as a general timber; | | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | Slow | | | Flower Color [2] | Yellow | | Foliage Color [2] | Green | | Fruit Color [2] | Brown | | | Height [3] | 98 feet (30 m) | | Width [1] | 23 feet (6.9 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°) | | Hardiness Zone Maximum [1] | USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°) | | Light Preference [2] | Full Sun | | Soil Acidity [2] | Moderate Acid | | Soil Fertility [2] | Infertile | | Water Use [1] | Moderate to Low |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 4Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts ♦ 5Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service ♦ 6HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 7Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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