The next two pictures show a close-up of first the soft, thin, green-blue Eastern White Pine needles (5 per bundle) and then the thicker, tougher green Pitch Pine needles (3 per bundle).
| Date | Location | Notes | Images |
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| June 20, 2009 | Little Bear Trail, Bear Brook State Park, NH | Young Pinus strobus. 5 needles per bunch. |
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| June 28, 2009 | Pitch Pine Trail, Bear Brook State Park, NH | Young Pinus strobus with broken branch. Notice tips of branches where cones might grow. |
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| June 30, 2009 | Branch Turnpike St, Concord, NH (Between Chase St. & Dudley St. on Concord Heights) | Adolescent Pinus strobus. |
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| July 4, 2009 | Keech Park, Concord, NH (Off of Cantebury St.) |
The first picture (from a distance) shows a Pitch Pine on the left and
an Eastern White Pine on the right. Even from this distance, you can
see slightly more bluish tinge and softness of the Eastern White Pine
needles. The Eastern White Pine branches are more symetrical (whorled)
than those of the Pitch Pine. The next two pictures show a close-up of first the soft, thin, green-blue Eastern White Pine needles (5 per bundle) and then the thicker, tougher green Pitch Pine needles (3 per bundle). |
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