Flowering TreesPonderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 60-100 ft x 25-40 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and sandy soil. It attracts birds, stands up well to drought and deer.
- USDA zones
- 3-7
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 60-100 ft x 25-40 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Sandy
- Foliage
- Green
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer
- Native to
- Western US
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Ponderosa Pine is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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