Pinus serotina
Pocosin Pine, Pond Pine
Pronunciation
PI-nus SER-ah-tee-nah
Family
Genus
Nativity
Coastal plains and southeastern US
Growth Habit
Grows 30 to 50 feet tall under cultivation.
Hardiness
7
Culture
Wet soils and full sun, needs large amounts of water, often found growing out of lakes.
Facultative Status
Obligate
Landscape Use
Nice tree to use around lakes and ponds, grows to a full height.
Foliage
Needles are clumped in threes connected to a fascicle, needles are 3 to 5 inches long.
Buds
Buds are waxy in appearance often many in one area.
Bark
Rough and scaly; reddish gray in color and extremely flaky.
Flower
Non-showy yellow flowers.
Fruit
Cones are conic-ovoid and persistent; each scale has an incurved prickle. Relatively short.
Propagation
Seed
Pests
Root rot, dieback, and stem blister rust