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Pinus banksiana
Also called Hudson Bay Pine, Black Pine, Grey pine, Scrub pine, Gray Pine, Banksian Pine, Labrador Pine
Jack pine is a hardy North American conifer that forms pure stands on sandy or rocky soils and is grown mainly as a timber, pulp and reforestation tree. It needs full sun, cold winters and poor, well-drained soil rather than rich ground.
Jack pine (Pinus banksiana), also known as grey pine or scrub pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae, a North American pine.
Its native range in Canada is east of the Rocky Mountains from the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories to Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, and the north-central and northeast of the United States from Minnesota to Maine, with the southernmost part of the range just into northwest Indiana and northwest Pennsylvania.
Like other species of pine, Pinus banksiana has use as timber, although its wood tends to be knotty and not highly resistant to decay. Products include pulpwood, fuel, decking, and utility poles.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jack pine by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
