Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
Pitch pine is the tough, irregular pine of Northeastern barrens and bogs, uniquely able to resprout from its trunk after fire. Thrives on the poorest sand, gravel, and rock.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 80–80 ft
- Spacing
- 25–40 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- CT, DC, DE, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV
Related native plants
More Pinus species
- Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
- Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
- Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
- Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis)