yellow pines
Hard-wooded evergreens
Yellow pines are a group of hard pines native to North America, distinguished by their yellowish wood and typically long needles in bundles of two or three.
The group includes ponderosa, longleaf, loblolly, and shortleaf pines—commercially important timber trees used for construction lumber, plywood, and paper pulp.
The name refers to the heartwood color, which ranges from pale yellow to orange-brown.
- pineconeWoody seed-bearing structure
- fire-adapted speciesLife requiring periodic burns
- tallOf considerable height
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- woodsForested area
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