Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine is the fast-growing workhorse pine of the Southeast, dominating old fields and timberland alike. Adaptable to wet or dry soils, it pours out seed for birds and small mammals.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 60–100 ft
- Spacing
- 30–45 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April
- 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, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA