slash pine
Pinus elliottii
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size70 to 100 feet tall30 to 50 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Slash pine (Pinus elliottii) is a tree for specimen planting, privacy screens, and low maintenance landscapes. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and keeps dark green needles all year. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Seeds feed wild turkeys and squirrels.
Pairs well with Live oak, Red maple, Sweet gum, and Weeping yaupon holly.
Native range
AL, FL, GA, LA, and 4 more places. See all 8
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TX.