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FUN FACTS ABOUT PINE TREES
there are about 100 species of Pine trees.
species are most commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere, with the exception of one.
Pine trees are considered evergreens because they keep their needles for approximately 2 years. When old needles falls, new needles quickly take their place.
Pine tree needles can range in length from 1 inch to 11 inches.
Both male and female pine trees produce woody cones. The female cones produce seeds, while the male cones produce the pollen.
Depending on species, pine trees can mature at 4 ft. tall all the way to 150 ft. tall.
Pine tree are known to live, on average, 100 years, in favorable conditions.