pineland

Evergreen tree habitat

Pineland is land dominated by pine trees, typically with sandy or acidic soil that favors pines over other species.

The term appears in ecology and land management: The pineland habitat supports specialized wildlife.

In proper names, Pinelands often refers to protected forest regions like the New Jersey Pinelands.

coniferous

longleaf

Pine species, extended foliage

needle · cone · resin · evergreen · softwood · turpentine · rosin · sap · bark · stand

habitat

flatwoods

Low-lying pine forest region

understory · wiregrass · palmetto · xeric · groundcover · piedmont · bog · wetland · upland · lowland

wildlife

kestrel

Small falcon, aerial hoverer

threatened · nesting · foraging · burrow

management

silviculture

Forest cultivation practice

thinning · harvesting · reforestation · timber · lumber · logging · sustainable · easement · stewardship · monitoring

Opposites
dominant tree type

pinelandhardwood forest

Trees with dense timber

deciduous forest · broadleaf forest · oak woodland · rainforest · jungle

vegetation density and type

pinelanddesert

To leave behind completely

grassland · prairie · tundra · wasteland · savanna

Family

pinelands

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G