Dale:
"Yellow" pine is a synonym for the all the "hard" pines which are distinguished from the "soft" pines by their generally harder wood, abupt transition from early to latewood (and sometimes yellow color to the wood), usually persistent fascicle sheath, cone scale usually thick at the apex (and sometimes very well-armed like Table Mountain pine) and needles in Fascicles of 2-3 (rarely five to 8). Almost all the pines in the East are technically hard or "yellow "pines. Ponderosa pine in the West is a yellow pine. The soft pines of which we only have one native in the East (eastern white) have softer woods, gradual transition from early to late wood (and less of a yellow color), fascicles 1-5, a deciduous fascicle sheath and thin or unarmed cone scale at the apex. The pitch pine at Cook Forest is no doubt the obvious "yellow" pine for that area. Vic From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dale Luthringer Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 2:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] "yellow" pine ENTS, I often have folks ask about "yellow" pine at Cook Forest. I'm not entirely sure what exact species they're talking about. They often think that "yellow" pine is it's own species. A quick search of the term on the internet suggests the term "yellow" pine is often made towards a group of pine in the genus Pinus, but doesn't give an official name, kind of like calling any pine found, "yellow" pine. I'm thinking that they're most likely either talking about the park's pitch pine, or possibly more likely... a fond nickname for the ancient large old growth pine found here. Can anyone clear this up for me? These folks even go far back as claiming it as an old forestry term used to describe pine, but they still can't distinguish an actual species. Thanks, Dale --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
