For comparison, if you look at a eastern white pine tree, Pinus Strobus, you'll see that there are 5 needles per cluster.
I think I see your refering to something different than I am. Your refering to the actual needles, I'm referring to the 3 things that look like fingers of which needles are coming out of. In my 2nd picutre above, "No_needles_reseize" you see the 3 fingers I'm referring to. Those are the same 3 fingers from the 1st picture with needles, I just knocked the needles off for the 2nd picture. Anyway, I think I understand now. See this picture, I marked off 3 needles which are coming out of the same "cluster". Then put arrows pointing at other 3 needle clusters.... So I think this makes it PITCH Pine, correct?
GOT IT! It is definitely Pitch Pine. See Wiki below, the pine cones have a "prickle on the scale, unusual for pines". And you can see the exact same "prickle" in some of the pictures showing my pine cones. The rest of the description also makes sense, "twisted trunks", "slightly twisted needles", "high resin content".... this tree was loaded with resin when I found it last winter. Prickel picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pinus_rigida_cone_Poland.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_rigida Pitch Pine it is!
Yes Sir, you are correct!! Now get to work!!! And yes, 3 needles out of the same cluster. You're right on track.
That is a Pitch Pine. The needles are (mostly) in clusters of three, at least the few clusters that I can see clearly enough to tell how many needles are in the cluster, and the needles are relatively long and sort of twisted. The cones are large and have spikes on them. It will be good firewood.
Yep, pinch pine...... Probably will find some good sections of resin-impregnated wood in that tree........cut those into shorter rounds, split them I to slivers and you have instant fatwood firestarters!!
