Jack Pine The Jack
pine usually grows to be twenty-seven meters tall
and sixteen and thirty-two centimeter diameter
around the trunk. As it grows it gets rounder and
rounder around the crown area. The bark of the jack
pine is a reddish-brown. The bark is also flat. As
the tree gets older the bark gets grayer. The jack
pine has needles instead of leaves. The jack pine
has long and slender twigs. They are a reddish
color. The jack pine has pinecones that store and
produce its seeds. The seeds are usually four to
five millimeters long and are dark brown. The Jack
Pine gives most animals their nurturance. The tree
gives its nurturance to mostly rodents. The jack
pine lives in the taiga biome, which is a semi cold
forest in the northern hemisphere. It is mostly
found in the colder states and countries. Some
examples are, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont.
The jack pine is plentiful in the wild. The jack
pine adapts to flat or hilly areas that have sandy
soil. The jack pine does not have a special root
system. It is possible for the jack pine to grow in
the taiga because of its waxy pine needles and
rough bark. It The jack pine has two major uses. The jack pine is used to build houses and it is used to make pulp for paper. by Erinn L. 2001
bibliography: "World Biomes", http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/world biomes.html (10-30-00) "Pinus banksiana description", http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/2285/pi/pin/banksiana.htm (11-2-00)
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