sand pine - Pinus clausa

USDA Plant Code: PICL
Light Requirement: full sun
Soil Moisture: dry
Height: 60-80 feet
Leaves: evergreen
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
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Fragrant: no
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Feature(s); Coring tree to determine age
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Coring tree to determine age
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Coring tree to determine age
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Coring tree to determine age
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Coring tree to determine age
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Plugged cored hole to prevent pathogens entering tree
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Salt pruning by natural coastal winds
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Mature male cones discharging pollen
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Mature male cones discharging pollen
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Mature male cones discharging pollen
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Mature male cones discharging pollen
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Mature male cones discharging pollen
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Salt pruning by natural coastal winds
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Habitat;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cones;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Cones;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Cones; Immature male cones
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cones; immature male cones and mature female cones
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cones; Immature cone
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cones; Mature female cone and seed
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cones; Cones in varios stages of maturity
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Sand pince cones are relatively small compared to longleaf pine and slash pine cones, but produces a larger number of cones on each tree.
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); other common names include spruce pine and scrub pine
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); branching; other common names include cypress pine and scrub pine
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark; common names include cypress pine and scrub pine
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark; common names include cypress pine and scrub pine
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); in habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); in habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); in coastal dunes habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); in coastal dunes habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); in coastal dunes habitat
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); mature
Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org
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Stand; From seedings underplanted on May 1964
William D. Boyer, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Sand pine has two needles per bundle sheath
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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