Dale et. al, I have heard yellow pine used to describe any pine in the Southern Blue Ridge that is not a white pine. That includes shortleaf, pitch, table mountain, loblolly and virginia pines. Some locals will distinguish Virginia pine from the other "yellow" pines. Even though it can be applied to so many species, I have definitely seen a preference to call shortleaf pine yellow pine. Only with knowledge of the local idiom and attention to context and geography can one hope to know which "yellow" pine is being referred to.
Josh On Sep 18, 2:42 pm, Dale Luthringer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
