About
Pinus banksiana, the jack pine, is a medium-sized conifer to 15 m with a slender, conical habit, or becoming gnarled and shrubby in poorer soils. Yellowish-brown, curved cones 3�6 cm long point forwards along the shoot and are usually borne in pairs. The yellowish-green, needle-like leaves in twisted pairs are 2�4 cm long. An architectural and interesting conifer for a well-drained, sunny garden.
About the genus
Pinus, the pines, are evergreen coniferous trees or shrubs � some with attractive bark � developing an irregular crown with age and bearing long, needle-like leaves in bundles of 2, 3 or 5. Conspicuous cones may fall or persist on the tree for years. Among the most widely grown of all ornamental conifers.
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