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Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in forests and woodlands; floodplain and bottomland forests; roadsides, fields and disturbed ground; tree plantations and managed pine. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Height
60–90 feet
Spread
20–40 feet
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist

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At a glance

Life cycle
Woody perennial
Leaves
Evergreen
Bloom
March to April
Fruiting season
October to November

Recorded in 36 Arkansas counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food. 177 animals.

All wildlife of Arkansas

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

105CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Pinus

  • Eacles imperialisImperial Moth
  • Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
  • Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
  • Anatrachyntis badiaFlorida Pink Scavanger Caterpillar
  • Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
  • Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
  • Argyrotaenia pinatubanaPine Tube Moth
  • Argyrotaenia tabulanaLodgepole Needletier
  • Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
  • Battaristis vittellaOrange Striped-Back Moth
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  • Callophrys niphonPine Elfin
  • Callosamia prometheaPromethea Silkmoth, Promethea Moth
  • Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
  • Caripeta angustiorataBrown Pine Looper Moth
  • Caripeta aretariaSouthern Pine Looper Moth
  • Celypha nr.Celypha Moth
  • Choristoneura fumiferanaSpruce Budworm Moth
  • Choristoneura pinusJack Pine Budworm
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Cladara limitariaMottled Gray Carpet, Yellow-Lined Conifer Looper, Yellow-Lined Forest Looper, Black-Angled Wave
  • Coleotechnites floraeColeotechnites Flower Moth, Red Pine Flower Moth
  • Corticivora parvaBronze-Banded Corticivora
  • Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
  • Dasychira mantoRusty Tussock Moth, Manto Tussock Moth
  • Decantha boreasellaReticulated Decantha Moth
  • Dichomeris setosellaHairy Dichomeris
  • Dioryctria amatellaSouthern Pine Coneworm
  • Dioryctria clarioralisBlister Coneworm
  • Dioryctria disclusaWebbing Coneworm
  • Dioryctria merkeliLoblolly Pineconeworm
  • Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
  • Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Euchlaena madusariaScrub Euchlaena
  • Euchlaena tigrinariaMotted Euchlaena
  • Eucopina cocanaShortleaf Pine Cone Borer
  • Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
  • Exoteleia pinifoliellaPine Needle Miner
  • Feralia majorMajor Sallow, Pine Sallow
  • Givira annaAnna Carpenterworm Moth
  • Hydriomena transfigurataTransfigured Hydriomena
  • Hypagyrtis estherEsther Moth
  • Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Hypoprepia miniataScarlet-Winged Lichen Moth
  • Hypsopygia intermedialisRed-Shawled Moth
  • Iridopsis vellivolataLarge Purplish Gray
  • Laetilia coccidivoraScale-Feeding Snout
  • Lambdina fervidariaCurve-Lined Looper Moth
  • Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
  • Lambdina pellucidariaYellow-Headed Looper, Eastern Pine Looper
  • Macaria bicolorataBicolored Angle
  • Macaria bisignataRed-Headed Inchworm
  • Macaria distribuariaSouthern Chocolate Angle
  • Macaria minorataMinor Angle
  • Macaria transitariaBlurry Chocolate Angle
  • Melanocinclis lineigeraLined Melanocinclis
  • Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
  • Metanema inatomariaPale Metanema
  • Moodna ostrinellaDarker Moodna
  • Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Nepytia canosariaFalse Hemlock Looper Moth, Evergreen Span Worm
  • Nepytia semiclusariaPine Conelet Looper
  • Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
  • Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
  • Panthea furcillaEastern Panthea, Tufted Pine Panthea
  • Patalene olyzonariaJuniper Geometer
  • Pero morrisonariaMorrison's Pero
  • Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
  • Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
  • Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
  • Pococera melanogrammosBlack-Letter Pococera
  • Pococera robustellaPine Webworm
  • Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
  • Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
  • Retinia gemistrigulanaGray Retinia
  • Retinia houseriMinute Pitch-Blister Moth
  • Rhyacionia busckanaRed Pine Tip Moth, Red Pine Shoot Borer
  • Rhyacionia frustranaNantucket Pine Tip Moth
  • Rhyacionia rigidanaPitch-Pine Tip Moth
  • Satronia tantillaSouthern Pine Catkinworm
  • Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Synanthedon scitulaDogwood Borer, Pecan Borer
  • Syndemis afflictanaFall Dead-Leaf Roller, Gray Leafroller, Black-and-Grey Banded Leafroller
  • Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Tolype notialisSmall Tolype
  • Virbia aurantiacaOrange Virbia, Orange Holomelina
  • Xestia elimataSouthern Variable Dart, Southern Pine Dart
  • Zale bethuneiBethune's Zale
  • Zale confusaConfused Zale
  • Zale helataBrown-Spotted Zale
  • Zale metatoidesWashed-Out Zale
  • Zale obliquaOblique Zale
  • Zale squamularisGray-Banded Zale
  • Zanclognatha marthaPine Barrens Zanclognatha, Pine Barrens Fan-Foot
  • Zanclognatha protumnusalisConifer Zanclognatha, Complex Fan-Foot
  • Corticivora clarki
  • Xenotemna pallorana
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Pinus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
15BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Pinus

  • Alectoris chukarChukar
  • Anthus rubescensAmerican Pipit
  • Aythya collarisRing-necked Duck
  • Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
  • Conuropsis carolinensisCarolina Parakeet
  • Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
  • Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
  • Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusPinyon Jay
  • Loxia curvirostraRed Crossbill
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
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  • Nucifraga columbianaClark's Nutcracker
  • Patagioenas fasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
  • Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
  • Rhynchopsitta pachyrhynchaThick-billed Parrot
  • Setophaga pinusPine Warbler
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

1AntsRecorded seed interactions
  • Pogonomyrmex badius

Pogonomyrmex badius: Seed predation.

No records yet · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Pinaceae
Hardiness
Zones 6a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic
Flower color
Yellow, purple or red
Growth rate
Rapid
Growth habit
Single stem
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
October
Fruit ends
November

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Arkansas rankSNR
Global rankG5
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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