Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Pinus Elliottii

Size:

60'-80' tall, up to 100' tall

Leaves:

10" needles, in clusters of 2 or 3, in "brooms" at twig ends; dark green

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

5"-8" cone with thin flexible scales and very small prickles

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

sun; well-drained soil; fast growing

Disease/Insect:

Use:

reforestation, lumber, crossties, pulp, gum turpentine and rosins

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark with large flat plates in rich reddish brown; native to far southeastern US and introduced into Arkansas for forestry purposes