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Pinus

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Pinus
a genus of coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae.

Pinus cubensis, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus radiata
the leaves of the trees P. ponderosa (western yellow pine), P. radiata and P. cubensis contain isocupressic acid and are abortifacient when fed to cows. See pine needle abortion.
Pinus taeda
the leaves are reported to cause fatal indigestion in cows. Called also loblolly pine.


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The white pine pinus tree is considered to be a large evergreen tree often times also referred to as a shade tree because of its dominating height At the trees mature level it stands about 80 inches tall and can reach 40 inches wide The white pine pinus tree is considered to be a large evergreen tree often times also referred to as a shade tree because of its dominating height.
Pines - the two pine trees grown commercially for the Christmas tree market are the Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris that is native to Scotland, and the Lodgepole Pine, Pinus contorta from Alaska.
In Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, most are the hard-shell pinon, or Pinus edulis, according to PinonNuts.
 
 
 
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