Shortleaf Pine
Pinus echinata Mill. - Pine family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Root Depth: 24 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Shortleaf Pine: Battaristis vittella, Callophrys niphon, Citheronia sepulcralis, Eacles imperialis, Eucosma cocana, Exoteleia pinifoliella, Lambdina pellucidaria, Lophocampa ingens, Moodna pallidostrinella, Nepytia semiclusaria, Panthea furcilla, Petrova houseri, Rhyacionia frustrana, Rhyacionia rigidana, Zale duplicata, Zelleria haimbachi
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
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.