| Botanical Name: |
Pinus elliottii |
| Other Names: |
Yellow slash pine, swamp pine |
| Description: |
Generally 60 to 100 feet tall with a 24-inch diameter.
Large tree with narrow, regular, pointed crown of horizontal branches and
long needles. |
| Habitat: |
Grows in low areas such as pond margins, upland and old
fields, flatwoods, and swamps, including poorly drained sandy soils. |
| Range: |
Coastal plains from southern South Carolina to south
Florida, and west to southwest Louisiana. |
| Usages: |
Timber |
Its wood is used for pulp, poles, piling, crossties, lumber,
crates, boxes, and turpentine. |
| Wildlife |
The pine seeds of slash pine are an
excellent food source for gray and fox squirrels and wild turkey. |
| Beautification |
Its beauty make it popular as a shade and ornamental tree. |
| General Comments: |
One of the fastest growing southern pines. Use for
naval stores in the past. |
| Some
or all of the above information was taken from National Audubon Society Field
Guide to North America Trees, Eastern Region and/or NRCS Plant Fact Sheet
or Plant Guides. |
