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FWIW, there are many species of pine that prefer neutral to alkaline soils rather than those that are more naturally acidic. Obviously if pine needles were by nature that low in pH and had that much effect in reducing soil pH, these trees would be making the soil inhospitable to themselves.he answer is yes. If you had a stand of pine trees, the needles that they drop are going to have an influence on the soil pH local to the trees. It's not the actual plant changing the pH, it is the vegetation decomposing and adding to the soil that can indeed alter soil pH.
Grass and other plants stop growing under a pine tree for two primary reasons. One is the shade; the other is the extra acidity from pine needles that drop onto the soil and decompose. Grass grows poorly in acidic soil, so you'll have to neutralize the soil under your pine trees. This is easily accomplished by adding an alkaline soil amendment. Rake all needles, bark and any wood chips from around your tree, using the rake.