Ponderosa Pine

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 5.0 – 9.0

Frost-Free Days 150 days

Precipitation 15 – 25 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Anavitrinella pampinaria, Argyrotaenia dorsalana, Argyrotaenia niscana, Argyrotaenia tabulana, Callophrys eryphon, Caripeta aequaliaria, Chionodes periculella, Chionodes retiniella, Choristoneura lambertiana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Citheronia sepulcralis, Coleotechnites atrupictella, Coleotechnites condignella, Coleotechnites moreonella, Coleotechnites pinella, Coleotechnites ponderosae, Coloradia doris, Coloradia pandora, Coloradia pandora davisi, Coloradia pandora lindseyi, Coloradia pandora pandora, Corticivora clarki, Cydia injectiva, Cydia miscitata, Cydia poperana, Cydia toreuta, Dioryctria auranticella, Dioryctria bumhofei, Dioryctria cambiicola, Dioryctria okanaganella, Dioryctria pentictonella, Dioryctria ponderosae, Dioryctria rossi, Dioryctria tumicolella, Dioryctria zimmermani, Eilema bicolor, Enypia griseata, Eucosma bobana, Eucosma ponderosa, Eucosma ridingsana, Eucosma sonomana, Eupithecia ornata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia pseudotsugata, Euxoa auripennis arizonensis, Exoteleia anomala, Exoteleia pinifoliella, Filatima natalis, Gabriola dyari, Givira lotta, Glena nigricaria, Holcocera immaculella, Hypagyrtis piniata, Lithophane atara, Lithophane lepida, Lophocampa argentata, Lophocampa ingens, Melanolophia imitata, Nacophora mexicanaria, Nemoria viridicaria viridicaria, Neoalcis californiaria, Neophasia menapia, Neophasia menapia menapia, Ocnerostoma piniariella, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Panthea portlandia - group, Pero behrensaria, Petrova edemoidana, Petrova luculentana, Petrova metallica, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Rhyacionia buoliana, Rhyacionia busckana, Rhyacionia bushnelli, Rhyacionia frustrana, Rhyacionia fumosana, Rhyacionia jenningsi, Rhyacionia multilineata, Rhyacionia neomexicana, Rhyacionia subcervinana, Rhyacionia zoana, Sabulodes edwardsata, Semiothisa adonis, Semiothisa granitata-group, Stenoporpia pulmonaira satisfacta, Stenoporpia separataria, Synanthedon novaroensis, Synanthedon sequoiae, Xestia elimata, Zelleria haimbachi

Fall Color No

Evergreen Yes

Native Range

USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
CAN: British Columbia
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.