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Pino de hoja larga
Pinus palustris
Un pino longevo y dependiente del fuego de la llanura costera del Sur, que en su día dominó decenas de millones de acres de sabana de pinos abierta y herbosa, desde Virginia hasta el este de Texas. Recibe su nombre por sus acículas muy largas (8-18 pulgadas), que crecen en haces de tres y le dan al árbol un aspecto abierto y amatado característico, y por sus grandes conos de 6-10 pulgadas. El pino de hoja larga es famoso por su "etapa de hierba" de varios años: durante varios años tras la germinación, la plántula parece un mechón de hierba, dedicando su energía a una raíz pivotante profunda y a una yema resistente al fuego a nivel del suelo antes de crecer en altura. Eso lo hace lento de establecer, pero excepcionalmente tolerante a tormentas, sequía y fuego una vez crecido. Es una gran conífera de restauración y de paisaje, no un ornamental rápido: plántalo para el largo plazo.
Review: Source-backed
Climate fit: narrow (27/100)
Structure
Focal point
Light
Full sun
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
720-1440" tall · 540" apart
Hardy in zones
7b-9b
cold to frosty winters
Native in Illinois
No
Se cultiva como árbol de restauración y de paisaje e históricamente fue una de las grandes especies estadounidenses de madera y de productos navales (trementina y resina), pero no es un cultivo alimentario humano.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✕
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 38 ecoregions — 32 climate-resilient through 2070 · 1 suited today · 5 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Chilean Matorral
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Pino de hoja larga (Pinus palustris). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/pinus-palustris
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited — 18 source-backed.
NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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