Is Red Pine deer resistant?
Pinus resinosa
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 3–7LightFull sun
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range19 US states
About Red Pine
Straight-trunked native pine with reddish flaking bark, tolerant of poor sandy ground. Needs full sun and will not thrive in the humid southeast.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 4.5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 177 to 236 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Red Pine
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- American HollyIlex opacaZones 5–9Rarely damaged
- Bottlebrush BuckeyeAesculus parvifloraZones 5–9Rarely damaged
- Dwarf Alberta SprucePicea glauca 'Conica'Zones 2–6Rarely damaged
- Japanese Black PinePinus thunbergianaZones 5–8Rarely damaged
- Katsura TreeCercidiphyllum japonicumZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- MimosaAlbizia julibrissinZones 6–9Rarely damaged
Where Red Pine grows
Hardy across most of these 48 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohio
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delaware
- West Virginianative
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 19 US states in total.
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Red Pine
- Is Red Pine deer resistant?
- Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Red Pine grow in?
- Red Pine is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 7. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Red Pine grow in shade?
- No. Red Pine wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.