The Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) is a North American pine with its native range in Canada east of the Rocky Mountains from Northwest Territories to Nova Scotia, and the northeast of the United States from Minnesota to Maine, with the southernmost part of the range just into northwest Indiana. In the far west of its range, it hybridizes readily with the closely related lodgepole pine (P. contorta). The cone for the Jack pine tree is usually 5 cm an...
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The Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) is a North American pine with its native range in Canada east of the Rocky Mountains from Northwest Territories to Nova Scotia, and the northeast of the United States from Minnesota to Maine, with the southernmost part of the range just into northwest Indiana. In the far west of its range, it hybridizes readily with the closely related lodgepole pine (P. contorta). The cone for the Jack pine tree is usually 5 cm and curved at the tip.
The Jack Pine has a long list of minor alternative names, including eastern jack pine, gray pine, black pine and scrub pine; the last more commonly refers to Virginia Pine (P. virginiana), and Digger Pine to P. sabineana. The Canadian French name is Pin gris or (incorrectly) Cyprès.
It is a large tree, ranging from 9–22 m (30–72 ft) in height. Some jack pines are shrub-sized, due to poor growing conditions. The jack pine does not usually grow perfectly straight but when mature has an irregular shape similar to the pitch...
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