Pine- Jack
Latin Name: Pinus banksiana
Other common names: jack pine, scrub pine, banksiana pine, black pine, grey pine, Hudson Bay pine.
Zones: 2-8
Mature Height/spread: 70-80 ft. high/ 50 ft. spread. Fast grower over 2 ft plus per year.
Climate: Full Sun.
Soil: Northern most pine of North America, variety of soils and climates, thrives on light, acid, sandy soils
Notes: thrives on light, acid, sandy soils, easiest pine to transplant, even on difficult sites. It is fire-adapted to stand-replacing fires, with the cones remaining closed for many years, until a forest fire kills the mature trees and opens the cones, reseeding the burnt ground. Jack pine is used for pulpwood, windbreaks, fuel, decking, and utility poles. Mature jack pine forests are usually open, and the fall of their needles creates acidic soil, so blueberries are often abundant in the understory. Short lived.
Wildlife: Kirtland’s Warbler, an endangered bird, depends on pure stands of young jack pine in a very limited area in the north of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan for breeding.
Bare Root
Transplant Purchase Size: 12-18"
Seedling Purchase Size: 6-12"