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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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| Fifty years ago this slab of Jersey's famed Pine Barrens (now called Pinelands) was a forest of pitch pines and oaks, but that was before the Department of Defense began using the area as a weapons test range. The Dickersons have placed an equal focus on the grounds, which now have meticulously landscaped trails meandering among rock gardens with circulating water and scores of ornamental trees and shrubs in addition to native pitch pines, wild blueberries, beach plum and bayberry. |
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