rocky, acidic soil or this is what i could find please change this answer if you find a better answer
Cumsoil
Pine trees grow in coniferous forest, usually in northern regions, where the climate is cold and the soil rich enough to sustain them.
Coniferous forest
Coniferous forest
Coniferous forest
Coniferous forest
A. Coniferous forest
A. Coniferous forest
North American porcupine
The trick to that one is Coniferous starts with cone as in pine cone. So they have pine needles.
coniferous
NO It does not. Taiga has a very acidic soil, and its recognized by its coniferous forests.