The Slash Pine - Pinus elliottii is a tall, straight, deciduous tree that can reach heights of 60-100 feet on average. Growing in an upright fashion, Slash Pine generally does not have lower limbs along the trunk but has a dense rounded crown. It is native to the United States mainly in the South from South Eastern-South Carolina, throughout all of Florida, and along the Gulf Coast through Louisiana. The Slash Pine is a rapid grower with a desirable form and natural resistance to southern Pine beetles, because of this it is widely planted along the coastal plain for timber production.
Image Citation: Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
The trunk of the Slash Pine is mainly limb free, covered with large, flat, purple-brown bark plates and topped by a dense rounded crown with dark green needles. The needles are dark green, lustrous, stiff and 6-10 inches long in bundles of two or three. The needles grow in clusters near the ends of otherwise bare orange-brown branches that resemble brooms. The seeds are winged and borne in cones that range from 5-8 inches long and grow tilted back towards the trunks.
Image Citation: Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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