DCHP-1 Online

pitch pine

• any of several species of pine that yield pitch, especially Pinus rigida found in parts of Eastern Canada.

  See also: cypress (def. 2)  

  • 1827  (1829)  Let the local names be given, as . . . pitch pine. . . .
  • 1887  (1888)  . . . all that is needful [is] to keep a supply of "pitch-pine" chips ready.
  • 1917  (1958)  Under the most favourable conditions the pitch pine will reach a height of 60 feet and a diameter of 2 feet, usually, however, it is a small tree about 30 feet high and 6 to 8 inches in diameter.