jack pine
(Pinus banksiana)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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There are two co-champion jack pines in Minnesota. The first is is on public property near Ash River, in St. Louis County. In 2018 it was measured at 73′ tall and 82″ in circumference (26″ in diameter), with a crown spread of 40′. The first is is on public property near BWCAW, in Lake County. In 2019 it was measured at 63′ tall and 95″ in circumference (30¼″ in diameter), with a crown spread of 35′. |
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Fire clearings. Shade intolerant. |
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Common and abundant in north-central and northeast Minnesota |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Pinopsida (conifers) | ||
| Subclass | Pinidae | ||
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Pinales (conifers) | ||
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Pinaceae (pine) | ||
| Subfamily | Pinoideae (pines, spruces, larches, and allies) | ||
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Pinus (pines) | ||
| Subgenus | Pinus (hard pines) | ||
| Section | Trifoliae (American hard pines) | ||
| Subsection | Contortae | ||
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Pinus divaricata |
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Common Names |
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black pine gray pine Hudson bay pine jack pine scrub pine |
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Jack Pines are blooming! |
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Jack Pine on the grounds of the former Albert Lea Country Club in Albert Lea, MN |
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Pinus banksiana |
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About
Jack Pine |
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| Trees with Don Leopold - jack pine ESFTV |
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Uploaded on Sep 24, 2011 No description available. |
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| Video 1D Jack Pine Cone Beltrami |
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Published on Jan 23, 2014 Watch this serotinous cone from a Jack Pine open as heat is applied. Produced by Beltrami County Natural Resource Mgmt Department. January 2014. |
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| Pine Tree Identification ScienceOnline |
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Uploaded on Feb 18, 2012 This video demonstrates the basics of identifying three common, native pine trees of Eastern North America, White, Red and Jack Pine. The non-native Scots pine is included as it can be confused with Jack Pine. Filmed in the Shaw Woods, http://shawwoods.ca |
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| Video 1C Jack Pine Beltrami |
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Published on Jan 23, 2014 A look at the distinguishing characteristics of Jack Pine trees. Produced by Beltrami County Natural Resource Mgmt Department. January 2014. |
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| Luciearl 5/17/2021 |
Location: Fairview Twp, Cass County Jack Pines are blooming! |
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| Randy 7/30/2016 |
Location: Albert Lea, MN Jack Pine on the grounds of the former Albert Lea Country Club in Albert Lea, MN |
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| Bill Reynolds 8/1/2009 |
Location: Lake Co. |
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Created: 8/6/2016
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