Pitch Pine Pinus rigida Pitch Pine Pinaceae. Dominant pine species in the Pine Barrens. Particularly common in poor, dry, sandy soils. Needles in bunches of three, and twisted.
Twigs are unwhitened.
Has the unusual ability to resprout at various locations along the trunk or at the base of the trunk, following fires. Cones are 4-8 cm long. Some individuals have serotinous cones. Tends to have more crooked appearance than shortleaf pine. Photographed at Lake Carasaljo Municipal Park and Georgian Court College Arboretum.