shortleaf pine
a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
the hard, brownish-yellow wood of this tree, used in the construction of houses, for making furniture, and for pulp.
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On the Oklahoma side is 26,445-acre Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area, laced with trails through the hardwoods and shortleaf pines and set with scads of campgrounds.
Johnson considers shortleaf pine as good as longleaf pine of equal weight, and suggests environment as a means of identification.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties | Charles H. (Charles Henry) SnowMitis refers to the soft, delicate foliage of shortleaf pine.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties | Charles H. (Charles Henry) SnowThere is so great a variation in weight of shortleaf pine that only general averages have value.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibsonshortleaf pine varies greatly in the quality and amount of sapwood.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
The shortleaf pine is peculiar among eastern softwoods in one respect.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
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