Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda L. - Pine family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Root Depth: 35 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Winter, Early 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: Low
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Loblolly Pine: Battaristis vittella, Callophrys niphon, Cydia erotella, Cydia ingens, Dioryctria amatella, Dioryctria disclusa, Dioryctria pygmaeella, Dioryctria taedae, Dioryctria taedivorella, Eucosma dorsisignatana similana, Eucosma nr. caecana, Lapara coniferarum, Melanocinclis lineigera, Nepytia semiclusaria, Petrova albicapitana, Petrova comstockiana, Pococera maritimalis, Rhyacionia aktita, Rhyacionia buoliana, Rhyacionia frustrana, Rhyacionia rigidana, Rhyacionia subtropica, Xestia elimata
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, 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.