Longleaf Pine

Highly tolerant of fire once established.



Shade tree. Woodland tree.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Huge pine cones litter the ground, so not a good tree for a lawn.

Known for its use by squirrels, especially fox squirrels. Birds also eat the nuts.

Old trees in well managed (properly burned) natural sandhill and flatwoods settings are used as cavity trees by red-cockaded woodpeckers.

Often used by perching raptors.  Bald eagles frequently nest in the upper crown.

Sandhill, mesic to dry flatwoods.

• Hurricane wind resistance