Virginia Pine

Pinus virginiana Mill.

Pine family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

70.0 feet

Spread

7.3 feet

Flower Color

Yellow, Brown

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 4.5 – 7.5

Frost-Free Days 165 days

Precipitation 32 – 65 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

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

Larval Host Callophrys niphon, Choristoneura maritima, Cydia toreuta, Dasychira manto, Dasychira pinicola, Eucosma monitorana, Eucosma tocullionana, Exoteleia pinifoliella, Hypagyrtis esther, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Lapara coniferarum, Petrova wenzeli, Rhyacionia buoliana, Rhyacionia frustrana, Rhyacionia rigidana, Semiothisa bicolorata, Semiothisa distribuaria, Semiothisa granitata, Zale calycanthata, Zale lunata

Fall Color No

Evergreen Yes

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

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

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.