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pitch pine, common name for the species Pinus rigida, a small pine ponderosa pine or western yellow pine (P. ponderosa), is a hard pine second only to the Douglas fir as a commercial timber tree in North America. The white pine (P. ..... Click the link for more information. of the northeastern coastal United States. pitch pine 1. any of various coniferous trees of the genus Pinus, esp P. rigida, of North America, having red-brown bark and long lustrous light brown cones: valued as a source of turpentine and pitch 2. the wood of any of these trees How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| USDA has announced a program to increase longleaf pine forests by 250,000 acres throughout nine southern states. Restoration of longleaf pine ecosystems in the Southeast involves removal of large volumes of timber suitable for pulpwood. One discovery: In the frog-deprived area, a paper company had planted a farm of sand pines where native longleaf pine trees once grew. |
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