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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.
According to University of Minnesota, pine trees should be given a complete fertilizer with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The nitrogen content should be slightly higher than phosphorus and potassium levels; 10-8-6 is generally recommended for pine trees and shrubs.The first number in the analysis is nitrogen, the second is phosphorus and the last number is potassium.owever, general directions for manure are to spread it on the soil around the pine moving outward to the treeâs drip line. Incorporate the manure into the soil with a garden fork and dampen the area with a water hose.