Pine tree A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. ''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as c ...

s are coniferous trees in the genus ''Pinus''. Pine tree or pinetree may also refer to:

Art and entertainment

* ''Pine Tree'' (album), by South Korean singer Kangta, released in 2002 * " Pine Tree, Pine over Me", a popular American song written in 1953 * '' The Pine Tree at Saint Tropez'', a 1909 painting by French painter Paul Signac * ''

The Pine Tree in the Mountain ''The Pine Tree in the Mountain'' (''U gori raste zelen bor'') is a Croatian film directed by Antun Vrdoljak. Set during World War II the film follows the exploits of a detachment of partisans, concentrating on the personal and professional relat ...

'', a 1971 Croatian film

Education

* Pine Tree Academy, a school in Freeport, Maine, U.S. * Pine Tree High School, in Longview, Texas, U.S. * Pine Tree Independent School District, in Longview, Texas, U.S. *

Pinetree Secondary School Pinetree Secondary School is a high school in School District 43 Coquitlam. It is located in Coquitlam, British Columbia across from Lafarge Lake, Town Centre Park and next to the David Lam Campus of Douglas College, Pinetree shares several fac ...

, in British Columbia, Canada

Nature

Geographical features

* Pine Tree Arch, a large natural sandstone arch near Moab, Utah, U.S. * Pine Tree Gulch, a valley in San Mateo County, California, U.S. * Pine Tree Run, a tributary in New Jersey, U.S. *

El Pino (The Pine Tree) El Pino () is a large bunya pine located on the southeastern corner of Folsom Street and N. Indiana Street in East Los Angeles, California. The tree overlooks the Wellington Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles and the Boyle Heights neighbo ...

, a large bunya pine in East Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Moths

* Pine tree emperor moth, non-scientific name for ''Nudaurelia cytherea'', a moth of the family Saturniidae * Pine-tree lappet, non-scientific name for ''Dendrolimus pini'', a moth of the family Lasiocampidae

Vegetation

* African pine tree, ''Afrocarpus falcatus'', a species in the family Podocarpaceae * Ground pine (disambiguation), several plants *

Norfolk Island pine ''Araucaria heterophylla'' (synonym ''A. excelsa'') is a species of conifer. As its vernacular name Norfolk Island pine (or Norfolk pine) implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific ...

, ''Araucaria heterophylla'', a coniferous tree * Running pine, ''Lycopodium clavatum'', a species of clubmoss * Screw pine, various species of plants in the genus ''Pandanus'' *

Wollemi pine ''Wollemia'' is a genus of coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae, endemic to Australia. It represents one of only three living genera in the family, alongside ''Araucaria'' and ''Agathis'' (being more closely related to the latter). The ge ...

, ''Wollemia nobilis'', a coniferous tree

Places

* Pine Tree, Nova Scotia, a community in Canada * Pine Tree Point, a camp area in northern New York State, U.S.

Other uses

Pine Tree Council Scouting in Maine dates back to the creation of the Katahdin Area Council in 1920 and has continued prominently to the present day. Scouting America History Boy Scouting started early in Maine, with two local councils in operation by Febru ...

, a group within Boy Scouts of America headquartered in Raymond, Maine, U.S. *

Pine Tree Flag The Pine Tree Flag (or the An Appeal to Heaven Flag) was one of the flags used during the American Revolution. The flag, which featured a pine tree with the motto "An Appeal to Heaven", or less frequently "An Appeal to God", was used by a squa ...

, one of the flags used during the American Revolution * Pine Tree Golf Club, in Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. * Pine Tree Legal Assistance, a nonprofit agency in Maine, U.S. * Pine Tree Lumber Company Office Building, a historic building in Little Falls, Minnesota, U.S. *

Pine Tree Riot The Pine Tree Riot was an act of resistance to Great Britain, British royal authority undertaken by American colonists in Weare, New Hampshire, Weare, New Hampshire, on April 14, 1772, placing it among the disputes between the Crown, Crown and co ...

, an act of resistance in the British Province of New Hampshire in 1772 * Pine tree shilling, a type of coin minted and circulated in the Thirteen Colonies *

Pine Tree State Maine ( ) is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New ...

, nickname of the U.S. state of Maine * ''Pine Tree State'', original name of USS ''Harris'', a transport ship launched in 1921 * Pinetree, nickname of

Colin Meads Sir Colin Earl Meads (3 June 1936 – 20 August 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played 55 test matches (133 games), most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1 ...

(1936–2017), New Zealand rugby union footballer *

Pinetree Line The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Run by North American Aerospace Defense Comm ...

, a North-American radar system of the Cold War era