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Pinus clausa

var. ocala


Sand Pine




Origin:  Florida Peninsula, United States of America.
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pinus
Species
clausa
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (evergreen)
Variety
ocala
USDA Hardiness Zone
8 - 10
Canadian Hardiness Zone
7 - 10
RHS Hardiness Zone
H6
Temperature (°C)
9 - 33
Temperature (°F)
48 - 91
Height
21 m
Spread
4.5 - 7.5 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
SeptemberOctoberNovember
General Description
A pine tree with short needles and small cones and a scrubby growth form only found in sandy Florida habitats.
Landscape
Commercial plantings in the paper industry.
Cultivation
Grows well in excessively well drained, high acidic sandy soils in full sun.
Shape
Rounded or irregular.
Growth
Slow
ID Characteristic
Crookedness of the main trunk. May have lots of dead branches with a rounded or irregular crown.
Pests
Bark beetles and sawfly and mushroom rot.
Bark/Stem Description
Young bark is smooth while mature bark hardens and breaks into plates.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
0.01 mm in length.
Leaf Description
0.06 - 0.09 cm long and 0.001 mm wide in fascicles of 2.
Flower Description
Male blooms grow in terminal clusters while females grow singly.
Fruit Description
Serotinous cones in whorls of 1 - 3. Symmetric 0.03 - 0.08 cm long scales tapering to a sharp tip with a weak, easily broken prickle.
Colour Description
Foliage is green with male flowers showing yellow-orange. Female flowers are yellowish-green. The bark becomes reddish-brown as it ages.
Texture Description
Rough.
Propagation
Propagation by seed.
Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer)
Paper.
References
Nelson G, Earle C, Spellenberg R (2014) Trees of Eastern North America, New Jersey, Princeton University Press.
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