Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Pinus Palustris

Size:

60'-100' tall

Leaves:

8"-18" needles, in clusters of 3, slender, drooping, and crowded towards the ends of branches, flexible and slightly twisted, longest of any conifer

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

cone 6"-15" long and slightly curved, with thin scales ending in small stiff prickle

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

sun; well-drained soil

Disease/Insect:

Use:

wood for lumber, poles, resin; historically, tar for boats

Cultivars:

Notes:

native to southeastern US and introduced into Arkansas for forestry purposes