Pinus serotina
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
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Pond Pine
Pinaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | To 70 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Moist-wet sites. Hydric to mesic seep slopes, fringes of cypress and mixed hardwood swamps, wet flatwoods, mesic flatwoods. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Shade tree for moist sites. Forest tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Birds, squirrels and other animals eat the seeds.