longleaf pine
Pinus palustris
USDA zones7 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size80 to 100 feet tall30 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Brown
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) is an evergreen tree for low maintenance and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The needles are the longest of any eastern North American pine, and they grow in dense bundles of three. Young trees spend a few years in a grass stage that looks like a bunchgrass. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Slash pine, Loblolly pine, Carolina jessamine, and Buffalo grass.
Native range
AL, AR, FL, GA, and 6 more places. See all 10
AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, and VA.