Melinda Myers

Ponderosa Pine

Botanical Name

Pinus ponderosa

Min Zone

3

Max Zone

6

Height

60 to 100 feet in cultivation, 150 to 230 feet in the wild

Width

25 to 30 feet in cultivation

Flowers

Monoecious

Fruit

Cone: oval, 3 to 4 inches, sharp prickles on scales

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, well-drained, acidic

Planting & Care

• Tolerant of alkaline soils
• Drought and salt tolerant
• Intolerant of shade
• Transplant balled and burlap

Problems

Cankers, needle blights, scale, webworm, spittlebug, shoot borer, bark beetle