Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Trees ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Short-Leaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Arkansas Pine (Pinus echinata), Pinaceae Family, Texas native, evergreen

In Texas, shortleaf pine grows in upland woods, fields and well-drained slopes and hills in the east Texas Pineywoods region. Being the most cold hardy of the southern pines, it is also drought tolerant and wind resistant due to its long taproot which also makes it difficult to transplant. It adapts to various soil types, but likes well-drained, adidic, sandy soil the best.

It is an important food source for wildlife. The wood is moderately heavy, firm and well-suited for many uses. It is used as structural timbers, pulp and planing-mill products. It is sometimes used as an ornamental tree in the landscape and is very attractive; however, the needles, cones and dead branches drop off frequently which can be an aggravation.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/67817/live_view/

Shown in San Antonio, Texas (a bit out of its native range and in alkaline soil) in the spring ...