Noun: pitch pine pich pIn
- Large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
"The pitch pine forest stretched for miles";
- longleaf pine, southern yellow pine, Georgia pine, Pinus palustris, longleaf
- Large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine
"Pitch pines can survive forest fires due to their thick bark"; "northern pitch pines can survive forest fires due to their thick bark";
- northern pitch pine, Pinus rigida
Derived forms: pitch pines
Type of: pine, pine tree, true pine, yellow pine
Encyclopedia: Pitch pine