The jack pine is often one of the first trees to grow after wildfires. The heat of such fires causes the cones to open, releasing the seeds that produce new trees. The wood of the jack pine is used for paper pulp. The pitch pine grows in sandy soils in New England and in shallow soils in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Its needles grow in bundles of three.
Pines grow throughout the Southeastern United States.
The Virginia pine is found in the southern Appalachian Mountains and the rolling hills of the Piedmont Region. Its needles grow in bundles of two. The shortleaf pine grows in the same area as the Virginia pine but is a much taller tree. Its bark is divided into irregular plates, and its needles grow in bundles of two or three. The loblolly pine thrives in many environments throughout the Southeast.