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Pinus serotina
Also called Pocosin Pine, Marsh Pine, Swamp Pine
Pinus serotina, the pond pine, black bark pine, bay pine, marsh pine, or pocosin pine, is a species of pine found in the southeastern United States.
Pinus serotina is found in the southeastern portion of the Atlantic Plain of the United States, from southern New Jersey south to Florida and west to southern Alabama. It may be starting to spread west towards Mississippi and Tennessee.
Even though the Pinus serotina has poor form and relatively slow growth, it can produce economically valuable tree stands of for pulpwood and saw timber where other trees will not grow. Tan or green dyes can be obtained from the needles of P. serotina. A vanillin flavoring is obtained from the byproducts of the pulpwood's resins. It is suggested that P. serotina might be a valuable remedy to treat the kidney, and can be administered as a rub or in a steam bath. Pinus serotina may be useful in treating diseases of the mucous membrane and respiratory complaints.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinus serotina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
