pitch pine Pinaceae Pinus rigida Mill.   symbol: PIRI
	Leaf: Evergreen needles, 2 1/2 to 5 inches long, with three twisted needles per fascicle, yellow-green to green. Flower: Monoecious; males cylindrical, red to yellow, in large clusters at twig tips; females yellow to red, with small, curved scales. Fruit: Cones are ovoid, 2 to 4 inches long, light brown in color; umbo is armed with a short, stout prickle; cones are often persistent for many years; maturing in fall. Twig: Orange-brown and moderately stout; buds narrowly ovoid, light gray-brown. Bark: Dark and scaly when young, developing red-brown or yellow-brown thick flat plates with deep furrows; sprouts of needles may be present. Form: Extremely variable; short and poorly formed on poor sites, but can be a straight, medium sized tree reachin 80 feet tall on better sites; epicormic sprouting is common.
	USDAFS Silvics of North America - USDAFS Additional Silvics - Landowner Factsheet - USDA Plants Database Pinus rigida is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting pitch pine (opens a new window).