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Slash Pine Pinus elliottii

Source: USDA http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/woodypocketguide.pdf

Slash Pine Pinus elliottii (native) About this tree: Seeds eaten by Bobwhite quail and mourning dove Prefers poorly drained sandy soils Grows 60 to 100 feet tall Hardiness zone 7 Identification Tips: Leaves: Needles; 7 to 10 inches long; 2 and 3 in bundle; stout; stiff; shiny green Fruit: 2 1/2 to 6 inches long; narrowly shaped; shiny dark brown Bark: Purplish-brown; flattened, scaly plates; rough and furrowed