Pinus taeda

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval.

Pinus taeda is an evergreen Tree growing to 40 m at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone 7. It is in leaf all year, in flower from March to May, and the seeds ripen from October to February. The species is monoecious and is pollinated by Wind. The plant is not self-fertile.
Suitable for: light and medium soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: acid and neutral soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

Agroforestry Services: Windbreak Industrial Crop: Hydrocarbon Management: Standard Regional Timber
Landscape Uses:Pest tolerant, Aggressive surface roots possible, Specimen. Thrives in a light well-drained sandy or gravelly loam. Dislikes poorly drained moorland soils. Established plants tolerate drought. This species comes from an area with long hot summers and mild winters. It is fast growing and is cultivated as a timber tree on a small scale in Europe. It does not grow well in Britain, however. The trees are fully hardy in this country except when they are young. Rarely found in Britain, the few trees that have been planted are all found in southern England and are all growing well. It is proving to be a fairly vigorous tree here, averaging 30cm annual increase in height for at least the first 50 years. Trees can produce cones when only 10 years old, though 30 - 40 years is more usual. Good crops are produced most years in the wild. The cones are 5- 15cm long, they open and shed their seed whilst still attached to the tree and usually persist on the tree for a further year. Plants are strongly outbreeding, self-fertilized seed usually grows poorly. They hybridize freely with other members of this genus. Leaf secretions inhibit the germination of seeds, thereby reducing the amount of plants that can grow under the trees. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus. Special Features:
Attracts birds, North American native, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms.