Plant Size: 75-100 ft tall by 20-60 ft wide
Habitat: Usually in low, wet flatwoods of poorly drained, acidic soils, and coastal sands. National Champion of 1977 (var. densa) reached 55 feet tall, 11.5 feet circumference, with a 63 foot spread (Sarasota, Fla.).
Medicinal Uses: medical applications as a counter-irritant applied topically. Limited references imply the eating of inner bark for food during famine times.
Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Pinus elliottii
Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Pinus elliottii