Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Qiaojia PineScientific Name: Pinus squamataCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Height: 50–65 ft (15–20 m); Trunk diameter: 1.5–3.0 ft (45–90 cm)Weight: Estimated mature biomass: 5–15 metric tonsLifespan: 200–400+ yearsDiet: Autotroph /...
Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Baishanzu FirScientific Name: Abies beshanzuensisCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Mature height: 50–70 ft (15–22 m); Trunk diameter: 20–32 in (50–80 cm)Weight: Estimated mature biomass: 5–15 metric tonsLifespan: 150–300+ yearsDiet:...
Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Florida NutmegScientific Name: Torreya taxifoliaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Height: 15–30 ft (4.5–9.0 m); Historic wild specimens reached 60 ft (18 m)Weight: Mature wood biomass: 500–2,000 lb (225–900 kg)Lifespan: Historically...
Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Foxtail PineScientific Name: Pinus balfourianaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Height: 30–75 ft (10–22 m); Trunk diameter: 3–8 ft (1.0–2.5 m)Weight: Estimated mature biomass: 15–50 metric tonsLifespan: 1,500–3,400+ years; among the...
Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: AlerceScientific Name: Fitzroya cupressoidesCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Height: 130–200 ft (40–60 m); Trunk diameter: 10–16 ft (3.0–5.0 m)Weight: Estimated individual mature biomass up to 200–400 tonsLifespan: 3,000–3,600+ years;...
Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Shortleaf PineScientific Name: Pinus echinataCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Tree height 20 to 30 m (65 to 100 ft); trunk diameter 0.5 to 0.9 m; tall, straight columnar trunk with an open pyramidal crownWeight: Not typically recorded...
Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Virginia PineScientific Name: Pinus virginianaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Tree height 10 to 18 m (35 to 60 ft); trunk diameter 0.3 to 0.6 m; picturesque, irregular, scrubby rounded crownWeight: Not typically recorded for mature...
Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Red PineScientific Name: Pinus resinosaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Tree height 20 to 35 m (65 to 115 ft); trunk diameter 0.6 to 1.0 m; straight, columnar trunk with a rounded, airy crownWeight: Not typically recorded for mature...
Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Pitch PineScientific Name: Pinus rigidaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Tree height 15 to 20 m (50 to 65 ft; dwarf forms barely 2 to 3 m); trunk diameter 0.4 to 0.7 m; gnarled, irregular crownWeight: Not typically recorded for mature...
Plants > Conifers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Slash PineScientific Name: Pinus elliottiiCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Tree height 25 to 30 m (80 to 100 ft); trunk diameter 0.6 to 0.9 m; tall, conical to rounded crownWeight: Not typically recorded for mature timber trees...
