HEIGHT up to 215 ft (65 m)TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE E. North America
Also called the Weymouth pine, this tree was once extensively logged to construct ships’ masts. BARK Gray, becoming furrowed with purple-tinged rectangular plates. LEAF Needles, in bundles of five. FLOWER Males: yellow, in clusters at the base of shoots; females: pinkish, in pairs at the end of shoots. FRUIT Bananashaped, pale brown cones, in clusters.
