There are 13 plant communities in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Walk along the Sand Pine Nature Trail with us and see the rare coastal sand pine scrub community for yourself. A photo gallery is available for this page. Entrance to Sand Pine Nature Trail Near the beginning of the Sand Pine Nature Trail, sand pines are the predominant trees in the scrub . Through the empty branches of these dead sand pines, needles of live sand pine can be seen.
Sand pines have short, twisted needles and highly divided branches.
The most predominant tree within the scrub is the sand pine. Sand pines have short, twisted needles and highly divided branches. Sand pine rarely reaches 100 years in age. Plants that grow here have adapted to dry conditions. Fires play an important role in the life of scrubs.