Melinda Myers

Jack Pine

Botanical Name

Pinus banksiana

Min Zone

2

Max Zone

6

Height

35 to 50 feet

Flowers

Monoecious

Fruit

Cone: pointing forward, curved at the tapered point, 2 to 3 inches, very persistant, opens with heat (fire)

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained, sandy, acidic

Planting & Care

• Tranplants easily
• Intolerant of high pH and clay soils
• Avoid wet soils
• Grows in poor soils not tolerated by most other plants
• Suitable for colder regions

Problems

Cankers, needle blights, scale, webworm, spittlebug, shoot borer, sawflies, tussock moth