Virginia Pine Tree

 

It is an evergreen tree and will maintain its deep green color all year long but will not produce any flowers. Seed pine cones are scattered throughout the entire tree and survive in dry loam or clay soils. They can adapt to sandy ground, but it will produce a shorter tree than usual. Once they reach about 65 years old, they will stop producing seeds for the remainder of their life. This strong pine is known to live up to 150 years past but will typically leave around 90. There are records of Cherokee Natives using this tree medicinally to treat diarrhea, hemorrhoids, colds, fevers and other ailments. They used it in a poultice, tea and even bathed with it soaking in the water. The leaves of the Virginia Pine Tree are needles that under 3 inches long. The fruit of the tree is the pine cones it creates. Typically the pine cones develop in a cone shape but can also be ovoid.

 

The twigs grown on the tree are green and slender but can become purple-green. The bark on the tree is scaly and orange-brown, but towards the top of the trunk, the bark can grow cinnamon in color.  As it gets older, it will create a sparse flat head. It's very common for there to be gray dead branches in different areas of the trunk. The Virginia Pine Tree is known to recover and proliferate after a brush fire. It is a perfect tree to heal the damaged land. The Pinus Virginiana is also very popular with the wildlife. Woodpeckers, other bird species, and squirrels enjoy this pine. White-tailed deer also enjoy this tree for food.

Virginia Pine Tree