species 10,614 observations
Western White Pine
Pinus monticola
Field notes
Supports All
110
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Western Pine Elfin, Pine White, Small Engrailed, Horned Spanworm Moth
82
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Black Fire Beetle, Flatheaded Cone Borer, Megastigmus, Ribbed Pine Borer
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Pine Needle Scale, Eastern Fox Squirrel, Pine Needle Aphid, American Red Squirrel
17
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Habropoda depressa
1
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
California Myotis, Long-eared Myotis, Silver-haired Bat, Perilampus hyalinus
6
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Habit
- Dense Horizontal Pyramidal
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.