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| | pinus echinata english |
 | | Shortleaf pine is one of the southern pines. |
 | | Distribution: Shortleaf pine is native to extreme southeastern New York and New Jersey west to Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, southern Illinois and southern Missouri south to eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas east to northern Florida and Georgia. |
 | | Uses: The denser and higher strength southern pine is used extensively in construction of factories, warehouses, bridges, trestles, and docks in the form of stringers, and for roof trusses, beams, posts, joists, and piles. |
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