Pinus elliottii
American Pitch Pine · Slash Pine · Longleaf Pitch Pine
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- treePlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, TreePLANTS Database
- Height
- 100.0 ft30 mPLANTS Database
- Flower
- Gold/Yellow, Green, Red/BurgundyExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Blooms
- WinterPLANTS Database
- Native range
- Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South CarolinaGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Hardiness zones
- 8-11Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sun; Partial ShadeExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil
- Loam (Silt), SandExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH
- Acid (<6.0)Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Moisture
- Good Drainage, Moist, Occasionally Dry, Occasionally WetExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Watering
- Drought tolerance: LowPLANTS Database
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — NC State Extension; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- One of the fastest-growing southern pines, important for lumber and for naval stores. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Pinus elliottii
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Low
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.
80% germination in 14 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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