Pinus rigida
Growing Information
• Plant Type: Tree
• Sunlight: Sun
• Soils: Dry, average
• Bloom Time: May, June
• Size: 30-60 feet in height; 15-25 foot spread
The hardy Pitch Pine is suitable for planting in dry soil that other plants don’t tolerate. It grows rapidly once established in bare, sandy, poor soil. It is resistant to fire, deer, salt, and injury. It sends out shoots from the trunk in response to stress.
Garden Companions
Bayberry (Morella caroliniensis), Black Huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata), Scrub Oak (Quercus ilicifolia), White Oak (Quercus alba)
Nature Benefits
• Larval host for Pine-devil moth.
• Seeds feed squirrels, birds, and other wildlife.
Native Habitat
Occurs in sandy barrens, coastal plains, and part of the pitch pine-oak plant community.