jack pine

noun

1. a scrubby pine, Pinus banksiana, growing on tracts of poor, rocky land in Canada and the northern U.S., bearing short needles and curved cones.

jack pine

noun

1. a coniferous tree, Pinus banksiana , of North America, having paired needle-like leaves and small cones that remain on the branches for many years: family Pinaceae

Word History and Origins

Origin of jack pine¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

For example, removing the Kirtland’s warbler from the endangered list in 2019 was contingent on continued harvesting and replanting of Michigan jack pines where the tiny songbird nests.

From Washington Times

Urging the industry to plant faster-growing but commercially less valuable tree species, like the jack pine, would quicken forest regeneration.

From New York Times

On Saturday, the wildfire pushed west and southwest, burning through stands of jack pine, mixed pines and oak, threatening multiple buildings.

From Washington Times

But the cold weather forest in northern Minnesota is a place where only the hardiest trees can survive winter: black spruce, jack pine and quaking aspen, to name a few.

From Scientific American

Paper birch and jack pines pass in a blur, and light shimmers as the sun rises.

From Washington Post