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
- 20–40 ft
- Spacing
- 15–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- GA, MD, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV