scrub pine

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a popular name for any one of seral species of Pinus, especially the jackpine.

Quotations

1791

Small scrub Pine and Juniper on right hand side.

1877

The wood on this lake is heavier than on Shebandowan: poplars, white birch, red, white and scrub pine, all show well.

1956

Jack Pine [is also called] scrub pine. . . .