Life Cycle
Perennial
Water Requirement
Moderate
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Max Height
25 Ft. +
Price
$24.95

This Slash Pine is native to South Florida. It can adapt to dry conditions and is also commonly seen growing in very sandy soil. A fairly fast growing pine that is great for giving off some shade or filtered light. Sometimes referred to as "Dade County Pine" that extends from the Florida Keys up into central Florida.

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How to care for South Florida Slash Pine

Light. Needs full sun.

Water. Water while it gets established; after that it needs no extra water. Keep lawn sprinklers off its root zone, especially if your irrigation water is alkaline (high pH).

Soil and feeding. It grows in sandy or limestone soils and has low nutrient needs. Avoid heavy fertilizing under the canopy.

Size. Grows to 25 ft or more; typically 30–50 ft tall in South Florida. This variety grows slower than northern slash pine, reaching about 40 ft in 30 years.

Pruning. Needs little pruning, since it sheds its own shaded lower branches. Do not plant it where falling branches could hit walkways, people or cars.

Problems to watch. Root damage from construction, overfertilizing and high-pH irrigation cause pine chlorosis: the tree yellows and can die. Bark beetles and borers attack stressed trees.

Good to know. The Florida native "Dade County pine" of South Florida's pine rocklands. It takes moderate salt wind, and large trees shelter cavity-nesting birds.