Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine is the fast-growing workhorse pine of the Southeast, dominating old fields and timberland alike. Adaptable to wet or dry soils, it pours out seed for birds and small mammals.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–90 ft
- Spacing
- 20–40 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- February, March
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, 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)
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis)