Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida Mill. - Pine family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Pitch Pine: Anacamptodes vellivolata, Callophrys niphon, Choristoneura maritima, Citheronia sepulcralis, Dasychira pinicola, Dasychira plagiata, Dioryctria disclusa, Dioryctria reniculella, Eacles imperialis imperialis, Eucosma gloriola, Exoteleia pinifoliella, Holcocera confluentella, Lambdina pellucidaria, Lapara bombycoides, Lymantria dispar, Petrova comstockiana, Pococera robustella, Rhyacionia aktita, Rhyacionia buoliana, Rhyacionia frustrana, Rhyacionia rigidana, Thorybes ephemeraeformis, Tolype laricis, Xestia elimata, Zale helata, Zale obliqua, Zale squammularis, Zale submediana
Native Range
- USA: Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- CAN: Ontario, Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.