jack pine
Pinus banksiana
USDA zones2 to 6
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size35 to 50 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Yellow-green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) is a tree for borders, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and can thrive in soils too poor for most plants. It sits low on the menu for deer. It is useful to songbirds and game birds.
Pairs well with Globosa Colorado spruce, Candy Stripe moss phlox, Red fescue, and Pearly everlasting.
Native range
North America.