Longleaf Pine
Pinus palustris
Keystone of the Southeast's fire-dependent pine savannas, with foot-long needles and a grassy seedling stage. Its open groves shelter red-cockaded woodpeckers and gopher tortoises.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 120–120 ft
- Spacing
- 30–45 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- January, December
- Bloom colors
- brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA
Related native plants
More Pinus species
- Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
- Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
- Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
- Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)
- Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
- Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis)