general characteristics

-Autotrophs, they create their own energy from sunlight and carbon dioxide

-Typically are found in the northern hemisphere at higher elevations

-Different pine tree species grow in different areas, but in the US they are found in the southeast and western mountain ranges, New England, the Great Lakes region, the Great Plains, and the Rockies

-They thrive in mountainous regions with cold and dry conditions

-Birds disperse and spread the seeds of the pine tree by eating them and by burying them to eat later

-The timber and sap are used often by humans (sap is used to waterproof some things)

-The seeds are also sometimes consumed by humans

-Woody tree, with longer pines than an evergreen (which they are commonly mistaken for)

-Typically grow in clusters, or at least close to one or two other of its kind

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