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
- 60–100 ft
- Spacing
- 30–45 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- January, February
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TX