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  9. Pond Pine

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Pond Pine

Pinus serotina

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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129 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Imperial Moth, Spruce Budworm Moth, Polyphemus Moth, Pale Beauty 83
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Red-headed Pine Sawfly, Ribbed Pine Borer, Rust Pine Borer, Black Stem Borer 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Eastern Fox Squirrel, Pine Needle Aphid, American Red Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel 34
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Carolina Mantis, Halloween Pennant, Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing 4
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Seminole Bat, Wasp, Perilampus hyalinus, Monodontomerus 4

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Wet
Water use
Medium
Soil
Sand Loam
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Fire Wet soil
Habit
Ascending Conical Open Rounded Spreading
Plant type
Tree

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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