Pinus serotina

pond pine, marsh pine, pocosin pine

Photograph(s) by*: VT

Characteristics

Height: 50-60'
Flowers:
Fruit: yellowish brown; cone/cone-like
Fall color: evergreen

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.8-6.8
Soil type: Loamy Sandy

Habitat

swamps, pocosins, bays, pond margins, poorly drained flatwoods

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States: MD

Wildlife

*
high wildlife value

Notes

many birds feed on the seeds; provides winter cover

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1349.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004