Leaves
The leaves occur as dark green needles 10"-12" long in groups of two per fascicle.

Flowers
Slash Pines do not have flowers. Instead they are gymnosperms which means it has naked seeds that are carried in cones. The seeds are winged.

Cones
Mature Slash Pine trees produce annual crops of brown cones three to six inches long.  The cones are glossy or varnished in appearance and the thin scales are armed with fine prickles.  

Bark
The bark is dark gray with deep furrows broken into irregular rectangular plates. Visible around the plates is the red/brown inner bark.

Propagation
Slash Pines can be propagated by seeds or seedlings.

Landscape usage
This is an excellent trees for giving the feeling of depth to plantings and for framing. Great when surrounded by bed of azaleas on large lots.  Slash Pines can also be used to reap good returns at lumber sales.   

Interesting Facts
Slash pine has great economic value as a timber tree for lumber, pulp and paper, and formerly for the production of turpentine and naval stores. Its common name, slash, is derived from the method of extracting the resin from the trees by scoring or slashing the trees to start resin flow. Native Indians ate the seeds raw or roasted and they dried the inner bark and ground to into flour.

Slash pine in a pine flatwoods ecosystem.

Slash Pine cone and needles.

For more detailed information on this plant go to:
Volusia Extension