Woody > Pinus > Pinus clausa > Pinus clausa var. ocala
Pinus clausa
var. ocala
Sand Pine
Origin: Florida Peninsula, United States of America.
| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Pinus |
| Species |
| clausa |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Variety |
| ocala |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8 - 10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 10 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 9 - 33 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 48 - 91 |
| Height |
| 21 m |
| Spread |
| 4.5 - 7.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A pine tree with short needles and small cones and a scrubby growth form only found in sandy Florida habitats. |
| Landscape |
| Commercial plantings in the paper industry. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows well in excessively well drained, high acidic sandy soils in full sun. |
| Shape |
| Rounded or irregular. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Crookedness of the main trunk. May have lots of dead branches with a rounded or irregular crown. |
| Pests |
| Bark beetles and sawfly and mushroom rot. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Young bark is smooth while mature bark hardens and breaks into plates. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| 0.01 mm in length. |
| Leaf Description |
| 0.06 - 0.09 cm long and 0.001 mm wide in fascicles of 2. |
| Flower Description |
| Male blooms grow in terminal clusters while females grow singly. |
| Fruit Description |
| Serotinous cones in whorls of 1 - 3. Symmetric 0.03 - 0.08 cm long scales tapering to a sharp tip with a weak, easily broken prickle. |
| Colour Description |
| Foliage is green with male flowers showing yellow-orange. Female flowers are yellowish-green. The bark becomes reddish-brown as it ages. |
| Texture Description |
| Rough. |
| Propagation |
| Propagation by seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Paper. |
References
Nelson G, Earle C, Spellenberg R (2014) Trees of Eastern North America, New Jersey, Princeton University Press.
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