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. In the absence of fires, a hardwood forest of oak will develop. Insects, disease and fire can kill or reduce the growth of sand pine.