Slash Pine

Pinus elliottii Engelm.

Pine family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

100.0 feet

Flower Color

Red

Bloom Time

Winter

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Citheronia sepulcralis, Cydia anaranjada, Dioryctria amatella, Dioryctria clarioralis, Holcocera lepidophaga, Melanocinclis lineigera, Pococera robustella, Pyroderces badia, Rhyacionia adana, Rhyacionia frustrana, Rhyacionia subtropica, Satronia tantilla

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.