Virginia pine
noun
: a pine (Pinus virginiana) of the eastern U.S. that has short needles occurring in pairs
called also Jersey pine
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Leyland cypress and Virginia pine are common in the Southeast.
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Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
One property, 10,400 acres outside Washington, D.C., on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, features American beech, black cherry and yellow poplar interspersed with loblolly and Virginia pine.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2022
By springtime, the group had planted upward of 20,000 seedlings, a mix of 20 different native tree species including the American chestnut, the Virginia pine and a variety of oaks.
—Elena Shao Maddie McGarvey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
In the end, and after much, much, much discussion, the group settled on a 6-foot Virginia pine.
—Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
One property, 10,400 acres outside Washington, D.C., on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, features American beech, black cherry and yellow poplar interspersed with loblolly and Virginia pine.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2022
By springtime, the group had planted upward of 20,000 seedlings, a mix of 20 different native tree species including the American chestnut, the Virginia pine and a variety of oaks.
—Elena Shao Maddie McGarvey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
In the end, and after much, much, much discussion, the group settled on a 6-foot Virginia pine.
—Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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“Virginia pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Virginia%20pine. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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