Also called Virginia pine and Jersey pine.  Do not confuse with jack pine  Pinus banksiana, which is also called scrub pine.

Part of 🌲︎ pine  genus Pinus in 🌲︎ cedar / fir / hemlock / larch / pine / spruce  family Pinaceae.

Native to 🇺🇸 USA 🗻︎ Appalachia, from the Mississippi Valley to the mid-Atlantic.   🌎︎ Map (scroll down) 🌎︎ Map (.pdf).

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Pinus hosts caterpillars of 247 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.   This plant is also known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF)  Lycorma delicatula.

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🌲︎ pine  genus Pinus jack pine  Pinus banksiana

🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF)  Lycorma delicatula