40 Species Of Pine Trees You Can Grow

Here are 40 common types of pine trees that have become popular landscape plants with information on how to identify and grow them. Aleppo pine is a large tree with a conical open-crowned shape. It works best on large properties where it has room to grow unimpeded. Aleppo pines include two needles, and occasionally three, per bundle.

Native Area: Mediterranean regionUSDA Growing Zones: 8 to 10Height: 30 to 60 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Austrian pine has two densely tufted needles per bundle.

Native Area: Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Cyprus, TurkeyUSDA Growing Zones: 5 to 8Height: 40 to 100 feetExposure: Full sun

Bristlecone pine features five needles per bundle. It is one of the oldest known living plants at more than 4,000 years old.

Native Area: Southern mountain regions of North America—Arizona, Colorado, New MexicoUSDA Growing Zones: 4 to 8Height: 8 to 30 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Canary Island pine has three needles per bundle.

Native Area: Canary Islands (Spain)USDA Growing Zones: 9 to 11Height: 50 to 80 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This pine has three needles per bundle.

Native Area: Himalayan regions of Asia—Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, NepalUSDA Growing Zones: 9 to 11Height: 60 to 180 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

The Coulter pine features three needles per bundle.

Native Area: California, MexicoUSDA Growing Zones: 7 to 9Height: 40 to 100 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

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Native Area: North America—United States and CanadaUSDA Growing Zones: 4 to 9Height: 50 to 100 feetSun Exposure: Full sun to part shade

This pine has five needles per bundle.

Native Area: CaliforniaUSDA Growing Zones: 5 to 8Height: 20 to 50 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This species has three needles per bundle.

Native Area: CaliforniaUSDA Growing Zones: 8 to 9Height: 40 to 70 feetSun Exposure: Full sun to light shade

This pine has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: Southern Europe, Lebanon, TurkeyUSDA Growing Zones: 9 to 10Height: 30 to 60 feet tallSun Exposure: Full sun

This slender species has two needles appearing in twisted, divergent pairs and produces curved cones. This species is also known as gray pine.

Native Area: Northern U.S., CanadaUSDA Growing Zones: 3 to 8Height: 30 to 50 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This pine has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: Japan, South KoreaUSDA Growing Zones: 5 to 8Height: 20 to 50 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This pine tree has five needles per bundle.

Native Area: Japan, South KoreaUSDA Growing Zones: 6 to 9Height: 25 to 50 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This species features three needles per bundle.

Native Area: California, Nevada, Oregon, MexicoUSDA Growing Zones: 6 to 8Height: 80 to 100 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

The lacebark pine has three needles per bundle.

Native Area: ChinaUSDA Growing Zones: 5 to 9Height: 30 to 50 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Limber pine has five needles per bundle.

Native Area: U.S., CanadaUSDA Growing Zones: 4 to 7Height: 30 to 60 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Loblolly pine has three needles per bundle.

Native Area: U.S.USDA Growing Zones: 6 to 9Height: 50 to 80 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Lodgepole pine is a widely distributed pine that goes by many different common names in different regions, including beach pine, shore pine, coast pine, Bolander pine, Sierra lodgepole pine, tamarack pine, Rocky Mountain lodgepole pine, and black pine. This species has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: North AmericaUSDA Growing Zones: 6 to 8Height: 15 to 50 feet, depending on subspeciesSun Exposure: Full sun

Longleaf pine has three needles per bundle.

Native Area: Southern U.S.USDA Growing Zones: 7 to 9Height: 60 to 100 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Luchu pine has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: Okinawa, JapanUSDA Growing Zones: 9 to 11Height: 50 to 80 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This species has two, or sometimes three, needles per bundle.

Native Area: Southern Europe, MoroccoUSDA Growing Zones: 7 to 9Height: 60 to 100 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Mexican weeping pine has three needles per bundle.

Native Area: MexicoUSDA Growing Zones: 8 to 9Height: 60 to 80 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Monterey pine has three needles (occasionally two) per bundle.

Native Area: California, MexicoUSDA Growing Zones: 7 to 9Height: 50 to 100 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This pine has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: EuropeUSDA Growing Zones: 3 to 7Height: 3 to 6 feet as a shrub; 10 to 25 feet as a small tree (depends on variety)Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade

The pitch pine has three needles per bundle.

Native Area: Eastern U.S., CanadaUSDA Growing Zones: 5 to 7Height: 50 to 100 feet tallSun Exposure: Full sun

This species of pine has three, or sometimes four needles per bundle.

Native Area: Eastern U.S.USDA Growing Zones: 7 to 9Height: 30 to 70 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This tree has three (sometimes two) needles per bundle.

Native Area: U.S., British Columbia, CanadaUSDA Growing Zones: 5 to 8Height: 60 to 100 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

The red pine has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: Northern U.S., CanadaUSDA Growing Zones: 2 to 7Height: 50 to 80 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This pine has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: Southern U.S.—Alabama and FloridaUSDA Growing Zones: 7 to 10Height: 15 to 60 feet; occasionally up to 100 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Scotch pine features two needles per bundle.

Native Area: Europe, AsiaUSDA Growing Zones: 3 to 7Height: 20 to 30 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This species has only one needle per bundle—the only species where this is the case.

Native Area: Western U.S., MexicoUSDA Growing Zones: 5 to 9Height: 15 to 50 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This pine has five needles per bundle.

Native Area: California, Nevada, Oregon, MexicoUSDA Growing Zones: 6 to 7Height: 100 to 200 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This species of pine has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: AsiaUSDA Growing Zones: 3 to 7Height: 12 to 20 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This tree has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: Southeast Asia—Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, VietnamUSDA Growing Zones: 9 to 10Height: 80 to 150 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This tree has five needles per bundle.

Native Area: Southern CaliforniaUSDA Growing Zones: 8 to 10Height: 25 to 60 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

Turkish pine has two needles per bundle.

Native Area: Western Asia—Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Turkey, UkraineUSDA Growing Zones: 8 to 11Height: 30 to 80 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

The tree has two, or occasionally three, needles per bundle.

Native Area: Western/Central U.S., MexicoUSDA Growing Zones: 5 to 8Height: Up to 20 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

The Virginia pine has two needles per bundle. It is also known as Jersey pine, spruce pine, and Virginia scrub pine.

Native Area: Eastern U.S.USDA Growing Zones: 4 to 8Height: 10 to 50 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

This pine has five needles per bundle.

Native Area: Western U.S., CanadaUSDA Growing Zones: 5 to 7Height: 60 to 150 feetSun Exposure: Full sun

The whitebark pine has five needles per bundle.

Native Area: Western U.S., CanadaUSDA Growing Zones: 4 to 8Height: 20 to 60 feetSun Exposure: Full sun