Virginia Pine

Pinus virginiana Mill. - Pine family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 70.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.3 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 20 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Brown

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: High

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Virginia Pine: Callophrys niphon, Choristoneura maritima, Cydia toreuta, Dasychira manto, Dasychira pinicola, Eucosma monitorana, Eucosma tocullionana, Exoteleia pinifoliella, Hypagyrtis esther, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Lapara coniferarum, Petrova wenzeli, Rhyacionia buoliana, Rhyacionia frustrana, Rhyacionia rigidana, Semiothisa bicolorata, Semiothisa distribuaria, Semiothisa granitata, Zale calycanthata, Zale lunata

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

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.