Loblolly Pine is a tall fast-growing conifer tree native to the southeast noted for its straight trunk with furrows and lack of lower branches after maturity.  The stiff 5-10” dark yellow-green needles come in bundles of threes and the sharply spined oval cones appear in groups of 2-5.  Grows best in full sun with slightly acidic and moist soils.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to southern pine beetle and pine engraver beetle.  Rust and rots may occur.

LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Ponds and streams,  Shade Tree, and Screening.

COMPANION PLANTS: Ginko, Japanese Maple, Magnolia

IMAGE: Dcrjsr, Pinus taeda loblolly pine large crown, CC BY 3.0