Shortleaf Pines

teleflux · Jun 17, 2023

Are there forests in the Pine Barrens (or elsewhere in South Jersey) that are primarily Shortleaf Pine?

I'm sure I see them all the time mixed in with the Pitch Pines, but I have a hard time telling the difference.

Rooftree · Jun 17, 2023

Just this past week, I noticed two large Shortleaf Pines in a Green Acres area in a suburbia setting, a good 13 miles east of Atsion Lake. It was the large plate-like bark that made me believe it was a shortleaf. I got confirmation that it was. I forgot that this pine has small holes in its bark called 'resin pockets' so I was not looking for those. One was 80' in circumference, and the one pictured was 86".

There's a youtube that may help.