Taxonomy
| Clade | gymnosperm |
|---|
| Family | Pinaceae |
|---|
| Genus | Pinus |
|---|
| Species | rigida |
|---|
| Common Name | pitch pine |
|---|
| iTree Code | PIRI |
|---|
Plant Form
| Form | Tree |
|---|
| Height | 80 feet |
|---|
| Spread | 30 feet |
|---|
| Deciduous | No |
|---|
Identification Description
| Foliage | three needled, twisted, often in tufts with a coarse texture |
Leaf Type
 |
Needle |
|---|
| Needles | 3 |
|---|
| Bark | shallow furrows with wide flat scaly plates, reddish brown inner bark nearly black outer bark |
|---|
| Bud | sharp pointed, resinous, loose brown scales |
|---|
| Twig | cluster on tree trunk, extremely rigid, orange-brown in color |
|---|
| Pollen Cone | Cone, clustered, male flowers are yellow while female flowers are red-purple |
|---|
| Seed Cone | oval-cone, clusters of three to five with rigid sharp prickles |
|---|
| Fall Color | dark yellow-green |
|---|
Site Characteristics
| USDA Zones
|
pH Levels | Salt Tolerance |
| Min | 2a |
Min | 3.5 |
Soil | Intolerant |
| Max | 7b |
Max | 5.0 |
Spray | Intolerant |
| Shade Tolerance | Drought Tolerance | Allelopathy |
| Intolerant |
Moderate |
No |
