Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Fast-growing southern pine that delivers dense evergreen screening in five to seven years. Winter cones feed nuthatches and goldfinches.
Typically 1 quart–3 gal · $17–$85 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Aug 138 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Aug 148 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Aug 158 AM – 2 PM
The fastest native evergreen we carry for screening and windbreaks. and it brings pine warblers and goldfinches to the cones every winter.
Loblolly pine is the workhorse of the southeastern forest: fast-growing, deeply rooted, and unphased by heat, drought, and thin coastal plain soils. Long bundles of needles create a soft, soughing sound in the wind that's as distinctively Southern as anything that grows. The cones open in fall and provide seed for brown-headed nuthatches, pine warblers, and goldfinches through the winter months. At 50 to 90 feet mature, this is a landscape tree in the large-property category, delivering dense evergreen screening within five to seven years of planting. Its rapid growth makes it effective for privacy and windbreak applications where other evergreens would take decades. Choose it for the back boundary, the windbreak, the slope that needs canopy cover fast.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown loblolly pine propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Average
- Mature size
- 50–90 ft · 20–30 ft wide
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Native range
- Southeastern United States
Care notes for loblolly pine.
Full sun, dry to average well-drained soil, tolerates sandy and clay soils. Drought tolerant once established. No pruning needed. Plant young. loblolly pine does not like transplanting once the taproot develops. Minimal fertilizing; too much nitrogen produces weak wood. Fast grower, plan for significant eventual size.
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