Shortleaf Pine

Pinus echinata

Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Shortstraw Pine, Arkansas Pine, Longtag Pine, Spruce Pine, Oldfield Pine, Arkansas Soft Pine

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Native Habitat: Woodland

Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Prevent complete soil dryness. Prune to maintain shape

Comments

This is the hardiest and most adaptable of the southern pines. It is very drought-tolerant and fairly slow-growing. Leaves in bundles of 2-3, 2″-5″. Seed cones 2″-3″. Drier upland sites. May not provide dense shade. Larval Host: Elfin butterfly.

Growth Form

Tree

Height

50 to

100 ft

Spread

20 to

30 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Acid, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Very Low

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Yellow

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 3) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 97. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PIEC2. 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Pinus+echinata&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 6) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=16929&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=183335#null

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