1, with different appearance:

(1) The needles of Pinus tabulaeformis are two needles in a bundle, which are thick and hard, but not longer than 10~ 15 cm, and the seed scales of cones (commonly known as pinecones) have thorns.

(2) The needles of Pinus massoniana are two needles in a bundle, slender and 12 ~ 20cm long, and the cone scales are spineless.

2. The distribution of tree species is different:

(1) Pinus tabulaeformis grows in high latitudes. areas north of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River

(2) Pinus massoniana grows in low latitudes. Jiangnan.

3. The trunk is different:

(1) Pinus tabulaeformis: The lower part of the bark is grayish brown and splits into irregular scales.

(2) Pinus massoniana: the peel is dark reddish brown, slightly gray, longitudinally cracked and peeled off, and rectangular.

4. Different colors of pollen:

(1) The color of pine pollen is golden yellow.

(2) The color of Pinus massoniana pollen is light yellow.