Pinus banksiana
Owner: Norfolk County – Pinegrove Park
Nominator: Liam Adams
Height: 22.1 m (72.5 ft)
Diameter: 34.65 cm (13.6 in)
Circumference: 108.8 cm (42.8 in)
Description
The Jack Pine is also called scrub pine, Banksian pine, or Hudson Bay pine, and is a small to medium-sized tree of the northern forests of the United States and Canada. In Canada, jack pine is most abundant in Ontario. It can usually be found on loamy soils, thin soils over the Canadian Shield, over limestones, on peats, and on soil over permafrost. Mature trees can reach heights of 17-20 m and 20-25 cm in DBH. The most notable special use for jack pine is as a breeding area for the Kirtland’s warbler, a rare and endangered species. The Kirtland’s warbler requires homogeneous stands of jack pine between 1.5 and 6 m tall; stands are preferably larger than 32 ha. Jack pine stands can be an important part of the visual resource for recreation areas; they stabilize watersheds, produce areas for blueberry picking, and provide food and shelter for wild game species, including the snowshoe hare and white-tailed deer.(Source: Silvics of North America)
Jack Pine needles and cone 
(Source: Sherwood’s Forests )