Virginia Pine Tree is a slow-growing evergreen tree that, due to its ability to take root and grow where other trees cannot, is sometimes called the “Scrub Pine” for its rough appearance. In New Jersey, it is also called the Jersey Pine, as southern NY and NJ are the northernmost parts of its native range, which is typically along the eastern and western slopes of the Appalachian Mountains. True to its scruffy appearance, it thrives on neglect and drought conditions, and in well-drained soils with acidic or neutral pH, sandy loams, and heavy clay.
Growing Virginia Pine Tree will Add a Much Needed Windbreak
If you have a landscape problem where hills have been stripped bare, abandoned fields, or even infertile farmland, the Virginia Pine will soon take root and thrive to add a much-needed windbreak and bit of greenery in those sunny, bare areas. They can suffer from the same diseases as other pine trees, but not often, and are usually trouble-free. Virginia Pine Tree has short needles, about 1.5 to 3 inches long, in pairs of two, with a twisted shape similar to a Scotch Pine. The reddish-brown bark of a young Virginia Pine is very smooth and thin, but it becomes scaly over time. In some southern states, it is used as a Christmas Tree, as the younger Virginia Pines has an irregular pyramidal structure which can be easily reshaped into a classical Christmas Tree cone.
The Virginia Pine Tree is a native of Ohio but can be seen in many of the northern states as well as some of the western states. It's a tree that commonly seen in areas where the temperatures are a bit lower and where there is more rainfall. You can usually see an abundance of this tree along the Appalachian Mountains. The tree is one that thrives in areas where the soil is rocky instead of growing in soil that is rich and moist. The design of the fronds of the tree resembles a shrub as the fronds grow in a sporadic manner instead of in a clear direction. Some branches can grow longer than others with the branches leading in a variety of directions, such as upward or pointing toward the ground. After maturing, the Virginia Pine Tree is often used as firewood and is commonly used as a Christmas tree in many homes, because of the direction of the branches and because the branches are sturdy. Some trees can grow as tall as 40 feet, but the width is only about half of that size or smaller. The tree grows best in areas where there are few other trees.
