Help ID this pine (2 needle)

[CuriousZ]

Hello, everyone! I’d love some help identifying a pine species near our school in Ohio. The trees are around 20 feet tall and approximately 20 years old.
• Needles in bundles of two, averaging 3.25-3.5 inches
• Cones are about 1.5 inches long and wide when open
• Bark is a bit scaly
Initially I thought pitch pine, but today I saw that that it’s a 2 needle pine. I’m thinking it might be a Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana), but I’d appreciate any confirmation or other suggestions from the group!

Pros and cons for bonsai? They seem to have much smaller needles than a black pine.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I am thinking Pinus nigra, European black pine. The bark and needles match but they make HUGE cones.
So it's unlikely to be that.

I can confidently say it's not a mughus, sylvestris, ponderosa, rigida. But I'm not sure about Rigida, they tend to go yellow-ish.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I agree with @Wires_Guy_wires

I'm pretty confident it is Pinus nigra. Widely planted throughout eastern half of USA as landscape tree, It has naturalized in many areas east of the Mississippi River.

Also known as European Black pine, and other common names. Use the botanical name to avoid confusing it with the Japanese black pine. To which it is related, but not that closely related.

Pinus nigra make excellent bonsai. They are a single flush two needle pine for when you research growth habits and look for pruning guides.

 

[CuriousZ]

Thank you a lot for the input. Agree with both, likely Pinus nigra. We are having a historical draught in central Ohio. Maybe the cones are too small this year for this reason.