Gravelly sand pile, home to pitch pine, red cedar, oak, lowbush blueberry

glacier‘s gift is not what most trees had in mind lol #pinusrigida

Pitch Pine seen growing in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Fire is an important part of their ecology, as noted by the charred trunks. #pitchpine #pinusrigida #pinebarrens #firedependentecosystems #newjersey