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§1 Plant

Pinus virginiana Mill.

vernacular Virginia pine — species · Pinaceae


USDA
PIVI2
GBIF
5285091
Rank
species
Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana)
Platephotograph · Ram-Man source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Gymnosperm
Family
Pinaceae Spreng. ex Rudolphi
Genus
Pinus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 508 counties across 20 states/territories
Legend Native · 508 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
High
Shade
High
Moisture use
Low
Fire
Medium
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
Low
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-23 °F minimum
Frost-free days
165 min.
Precipitation
32–65 in/yr
pH range
4.5–7.5
Root depth
20 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
70 ft
Height @ 20 y
25 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Dense
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Spring
Seed abundance
High
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Rapid
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
52,160
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
Yes
Fuelwood
Medium
Christmas tree
Yes

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 508 counties across 20 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 32 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 N
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N
Georgia view state ↗ 27 N
Illinois view state ↗ 1 N
Indiana view state ↗ 6 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 82 N
Maryland view state ↗ 11 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 8 N
Missouri view state ↗ 12 N
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 N
New York view state ↗ 6 N
North Carolina view state ↗ 54 N
Ohio view state ↗ 6 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 52 N
South Carolina view state ↗ 8 N
Tennessee view state ↗ 46 N
Virginia view state ↗ 96 N
West Virginia view state ↗ 39 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/PIVI2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5285091 ↗

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