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Ontario Pine
Trees
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This page is a quick guide to the distinguishing features of the
various species of Pines found in Ontario.
By Walter
Muma
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| Longer-needled
pines |
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Eastern White
Pine |
-needles in
bunches of 5 (memory aid: 5 letters in the word "white")
-needles 5-15 cm long |
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Red Pine |
-needles in
bunches of 2
-break when wrapped around finger
-needles 10-16 cm long |
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Austrian Pine |
-needles in
bunches of 2
-needles don't break as readily when wrapped around finger
-needles 8-16 cm long |
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Shorter-needled
pines |
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| Pitch Pine |
-needles in
bunches of 3 (the only one like this)
-needles twisted
-needles 7-12 cm long
-a more southerly tree |
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Scots Pine |
-needles in
bunches of 2
-needles twisted
-needles 4-8 cm long |
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Jack Pine |
-needles in
bunches of 2
-needles straight or only slightly twisted
-needles 2-4 cm long (the shortest of these Pines)
-needles spread apart in a "V" shape
-more northerly
-cones tightly closed until high temperatures open them |
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| Mugo Pine |
-needles in bunches of 2
-a shrub, rarely reaches tree size |
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