Top native conifers
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
-
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
caterpillars
127
hosts
17
food
87
flowers
7
shelter
7
-
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
caterpillars
107
hosts
10
food
40
flowers
5
shelter
6
-
Shortleaf Pine
Pinus echinata
caterpillars
106
hosts
8
food
43
flowers
7
shelter
5
-
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
caterpillars
83
hosts
3
food
18
flowers
2
-
Western White Pine
Pinus monticola
caterpillars
82
hosts
4
food
17
flowers
1
shelter
6
-
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
caterpillars
71
hosts
7
food
21
flowers
4
shelter
1
-
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
caterpillars
15
hosts
8
food
9
flowers
3