Pinus palustris
Longleaf pine · also Yellow pine, Florida pine, Georgia pine
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Pinus palustris is an evergreen conifer with a short, stout branching pattern forming an irregular, open crown and needles grouped in threes. Its lifecycle is adapted to fire, with seeds requiring exposure for germination, and it provides essential habitat for the red-cockaded woodpecker. While seedlings grow slowly, mature trees are drought-adapted, making them suitable for low-water urban landscapes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 270.01%—17 in
- 30.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–115 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–40 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 17 in, mean 16 in, 90th percentile 25 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Atlantic coastal pine barrens
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
