THE CHRISTMAS PINE: a magical story for Christmas by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo and Stick Man

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However, two-needle pine species tend to be red pines, and yellow pines are three-needle pine trees. The Sikang pine is a medium-sized pine known for growing at extremely high elevations of 8200 to 14800 ft. The red pine tree has 2 needles per fascicle, and the yellow-green needles are long, brittle and snap easily. Scots (Scotch) pine trees are stunning evergreen conifers that have thick, scaly brown bark, bluish-green needles, and small red to tan cones.

You can also tell the species apart by the dark bark in rectangular shapes on the shortleaf species. The Japanese red pine tree is identified by its two dark green needles in each bundle, conical golden brown seed cones, and reddish-brown bark forming flaky, papery plates.The gray pine tree is a native conifer to North America and is characterized by its conical crown, sparse foliage, egg-shaped brown cones, and long gray-green needles. The Khasi pine is a medium-sized pine that can be identified by its soft, dark-green needles that come in bundles of three.

Because of their uneven growth patterns, pitch pines are a favorite type of miniature tree among bonsai enthusiasts. Ponderosa pine trees can be identified by their long, straight trunk and their long slender needles. The Austrian pine tree is characterized by its gray bark with deep fissures and ridges, buff-colored pine cones with rounded scales, and hard needles growing in pairs.Her books have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide and won numerous major awards including the Nation’s Favourite Bedtime Story Award, the Scottish Book Trust Award, the Red House Children’s Book Award, and The Booksellers Association Books Are My Bag Readers Award. The shortleaf pine is a type of yellow pine tree similar to the longleaf pine, only with shorter needle leaves.