Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Slash pine is a fast-growing Southeastern pine of flatwoods and pond margins, tolerant of wet feet and salt air. A major timber and wildlife pine, with seeds eaten by many birds.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 100–100 ft
- Spacing
- 30–45 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- January, February, December
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TX
Related native plants
More Pinus species
- Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
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- Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)