Wate’s Golden Virginia Pine – 24 Inch Tall Live Evergreen Tree in 1 Gallon Pot

Add brilliant winter color and native charm to your landscape with Wate’s Golden Virginia Pine, a unique evergreen conifer prized for its dramatic golden foliage during the colder months. This distinctive selection emerges with yellow-green needles in spring and summer, then transforms into a stunning bright gold as temperatures drop, creating exceptional winter interest when most landscapes are dormant.

Its open pyramidal form, spreading branches, and picturesque flat-topped crown give it a natural, rugged character that fits beautifully into native landscapes, conifer gardens, woodland settings, and specimen plantings. As a selection of the native Virginia Pine, it offers excellent adaptability and durability while providing an eye-catching seasonal display.

Cold hardy, low maintenance, and highly ornamental, Wate’s Golden is an outstanding choice for gardeners seeking year-round structure with extraordinary winter color.

These healthy plants are shipped approximately 24 inches tall in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in your landscape.

• 1 live Wate’s Golden Virginia Pine
• Approximately 24 inches tall
• 1 gallon pot plant
• Golden evergreen conifer
• Healthy, rooted landscape plant
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Wate’s Golden Virginia Pine
• Botanical Name: Pinus virginiana ‘Wate’s Golden’
• Plant Type: Evergreen conifer tree
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained soil; adaptable to sandy, rocky, and poor soils
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Foliage: Yellow-green in growing season, bright golden in winter
• Mature Height: Approximately 15–30 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 10–30 feet
• Growth Habit: Open pyramidal with spreading branches
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly maintained

Care Tip

Plant in full sun to maximize winter gold coloration. This adaptable pine performs well in challenging soils and requires very little maintenance once established.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.