What are the characteristics of pine trees? How much does a sapling cost?

There are more than 100 species of pine trees worldwide. China is one of the countries with the richest variety of gymnosperms in the world. Looking at the Pinaceae family alone fully demonstrates that the land of China is truly the “home of gymnosperms”. In ancient times, pine trees were praised by poets of successive dynasties and symbolized the spirit of perseverance. So, what are the characteristics of pine trees?How much does a pine sapling cost?

1. What are the characteristics of pine trees?

1. Appearance characteristics

The bark is mostly scaly, the leaves are needle-shaped, the fruit is spherical, and the seeds are called pine nuts and are edible.

2. Pine trees are tall in form

Tall trees, 20 to 50 m tall, with the tallest reaching 75 m.

3. There are especially many kinds of pine trees

There are nearly 80-plus species of pine trees in the world, such as Chinese pine, Mongolian Scotch pine, Japanese black pine, Japanese red pine, Masson's pine, Huangshan pine, alpine pine, Bashan pine, Taiwan pine, North American shortleaf pine, Yunnan pine, Simao pine, slash pine, loblolly pine, oocarp pine, Himalayan pine, Guangdong pine, Anhui five-needle pine, Dabie Mountain five-needle pine, dwarf pine, Taiwan stone pine, sugar pine, dwarf pine, ground pine, Xinjiang five-needle pine, Buddhist pine, single-leaf pine, European black pine, Scots pine, European mountain pine, Banks pine, and contorta pine.

4. Long-lived

Pine trees are sturdy and have very long lifespans. Experts have found through research that their lifespans are generally over 1200 years. In Chinese folk culture there is the expression “longevity like the southern mountain pine”, which also shows that pine trees have a relatively long lifespan.

Origin and varieties

5. Especially strong adaptability

It can tolerate low temperatures of -60°C or high temperatures of 50°C, and can grow in bare mineral soil, sandy soil, volcanic ash, calcareous soil, limestone soil, and various soils ranging from podzolic soil to red soil.

6. Wide distribution of origins

The “king of timber” of Northeast China——Korean pine, the tall tree species widely distributed in western North America—ponderosa pine (up to 75 m tall), the fastest-growing pine native to the coast of California in the United States——radiata pine, slash pine native to the southeastern United States, Caribbean pine native to the Caribbean region of the Americas, and Scots pine widely distributed in western and northern Eurasia, among others, are all famous timber tree species.

2. How much does a pine sapling cost?

The price of pine saplings is affected by many factors, such as the sapling variety, sapling price, and many other factors. Below let us look at the recent price situation of pine saplings in 2019.

Pine saplings in Suizhou, Hubei are 0.35 yuan each. Pine saplings in Suqian, Jiangsu are 0.20 yuan each. Pine saplings in Tai'an, Shandong are 1.00 yuan each. Pine saplings in Tai'an, Shandong are 120.00 yuan each. Pine saplings in Suqian, Jiangsu are 0.18 yuan each. 1-5 cm Huashan pine saplings in Taishan District, Tai'an City, Shandong Province are 160.00 yuan each. Pine saplings in Daiyue District, Tai'an City, Shandong Province are 8.00 yuan each. Pine saplings in Nanjing, Jiangsu are 220.00 yuan each.