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Also Known As

Pinus ponderosa ssp. ponderosa
Ponderosa Pine
Western Yellow Pine

Plant type

tree, conifer

size

H: 60'-80'
W: 25'-20'

planting zones

3a-9b

18-24” | $36

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Fewer than 15 at Bloom River Gardens

3-4’ | $151

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Fewer than 15 at Bloom River Gardens

8 to 10 inch seedling - bare root | $7.41

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Fewer than 5 at Red Panda Nursery

12-15 inch | $26

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Fewer than 15 at Bloom River Gardens

30-36 inch | $76

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Fewer than 15 at Bloom River Gardens

1 gallon | $49

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31 at Forestfarm

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Pinus ponderosa plant details

Pinus ponderosa is a fast-growing evergreen conifer tree with green foliage. Attracts birds and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, clay, gritty, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Pinus ponderosa

Plant type: conifer tree
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 25 FT - 20 FT - wide, 60 FT - 80 FT - tall

GROWING CONDITIONS for Pinus ponderosa

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: deer, heat and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, clay, gritty, rocky and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A fast growing pine found in several mid-western and western states. Has adapted to to areas from sea level to 10,000 feet. Plant in the open as it is a fast growing tall tree.

By: Bloom River Gardens

The attractive and long-lived Ponderosa Pine is native to the western United States and Canada. Featuring long, dark-green needles bundled in threes and handsome, scaly, plated, deep cinnamon-red bark. This is a very large pine reaching up to 220' in the wild and more commonly 60-125' in cultivation. It is also a very important timber tree and the state tree of Montana. This species was said by John Muir to 'give forth the finest music to the wind', listen and see! S/M-D

By: Forestfarm

One of the most common and tough pines along the western half of the United States, the Ponderosa Pine thrives in a wide range of conditions and produces sturdy branches and long needles in a well-formed conical shape. Ponderosa Pines are one of the most heat and drought tolerant of all Pine trees but are also extremely cold hardy. Their range extends from the hot deserts of Mexico into the freezing mountains of Canada.

The needles are very long - usually over a foot long on mature trees - and a light green to slightly gray color. Trees growing in moist locations with good soil have very dense foliage while trees growing in dry, exposed climates tend to be more open with their needles spaced farther apart.

By: Red Panda Nursery

A straight trunked and well branched tree, this pine will grow to 50-60' in 50 years. It has beautiful plated bark; glossy, dark green, very long needles and 3-5" light red-brown cones. An attractive and hardy tree.