Conifer · Pinaceae Draft — unreviewed
Longleaf pine
Pinus palustris Mill.
Also called longleaf pine.
Fire-adapted southern pine with very long needles. Wind-firm and long-lived, it anchors restoration plantings with native grasses.
Size over time
Typical landscape size 18–24 m (59–79 ft) tall and 9–12 m (30–39 ft) wide; slow growth, about 35 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.12) from the #15 install size.
Design notes
- Spends several years in a grass-like stage while the root system develops before growing upward.
- Plant in deep sandy, well-drained soils; it resents heavy wet clay.
Regions
Native range: Southeastern Coastal Plain from Virginia to east Texas.
Native to these OpenLandscape3D pilot regions:
Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.
Related plants
Eastern white pine
Pinus strobus · Conifer · 15–24 m (49–79 ft)
Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda · Conifer · 18–27 m (59–89 ft)
Afghan pine
Pinus brutia subsp. eldarica · Conifer · 9–15 m (30–49 ft)
Pinyon pine
Pinus edulis · Conifer · 5–10 m (16–33 ft)
Eastern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana · Conifer · 9–15 m (30–49 ft)
Mops dwarf mugo pine
Pinus mugo 'Mops' · Shrub · 0.9–1.2 m (3–4 ft)
Plan with Longleaf pine
Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.