Pitch pine Pinus rigida cone

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Pitch pine Pinus rigida cone The pitch pine is adapted to growing in sandy acidic low nutrient soils This tree shows a closed immature female cone The trees are monoecious but only a female cone is visible here

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Photo credit: © MShieldsPhotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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