Table Mountain Pine
Pinus pungens
Table Mountain pine is a rugged, fire-dependent pine of dry Appalachian ridgetops, armed with stout-spined cones that persist for years. Tolerant of the poorest rocky, acidic ground.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–50 ft
- Spacing
- 15–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- DC, GA, MD, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV
Related native plants
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- Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
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- Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)