short-leaf pine

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Noun1.short-leaf pine - large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when matureshort-leaf pine - large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
yellow pine - any of various pines having yellow wood
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Pine-hardwood forest areas containing only short-leaf pine (Pinus echinata) were found in parts of Franklin and Lamar counties and in other areas in the northern and western regions in the piney woods.
According to an 1880 estimate, a half billion board feet of short-leaf pine timber remained to be harvested in southeastern Hopkins County (White and Richardson, 1940).
The short-leaf pines produce a needle that may be up to 6" long, but these needles are quite skinny.
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