Black Pine
(Pinus nigra)

Tree Description

A small to medium sized tree with a crown that is very dense and eventually becomes flat at the top.  The buds are opposite which develops into the branches being opposite.

 Leaf Description
 

Evergreen, 4 to 6 inches long, flexible with two thick, dark green needles per fascicle. 

   Bark Description
       

Brown to gray, developing gray-brown ridges and dark brown furrows.

Twig and Bud Description

Description Coming Soon.

Fruit Description

Cones are ovoid, 2 to 3 inches long, yellow-brown in color. The umbo is armed with a very short prickle. Maturing September to November.

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Resources:

• http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm
• Symonds, George W. D. The Tree Identification Book. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1958.
• Trees and Nonflowering Plants. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.,1998