Loblolly Pine

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Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda (Loblolly Pine) is one of several pine

Pine

Pines are Pinophyta trees in the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species....
s native to the southeastern

Southeastern United States

The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, but the Census Bureau does not provide a standard definition of a "Southeast" region of the United States, and organizations that need to subdivide the US are free to define a "Southeast" region to fit their needs....
United States

United States

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. The tree

TREE

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s reach a height of 30-35 m (100-115 ft) with a diameter of 0.4-1.5 m (1.5-5 ft). Exceptional specimens may reach 45 m (150 ft) tall, the largest of the southern pines. Its needles are in bundles of three, sometimes twisted, and measure 12-22 cm (5-9 inches) long: an intermediate length for southern pines, shorter than those of the Longleaf Pine

Longleaf Pine

The Longleaf Pine is a pine native to the southeast United States, found along the coastal plain from eastern Texas to southeast Virginia extending into northern and central Florida....
or Slash Pine

Slash Pine

The Slash Pine is a pine native to the southeast United States, from southern South Carolina west to southeastern Louisiana, and south to the Florida Florida Keys....
, but longer than those of the Shortleaf Pine and Spruce Pine

Spruce Pine

Pinus glabra is a tree found on the coastal plains of the Southeastern United States United States, from southern South Carolina south to northern Florida and west to southern Louisiana....
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Pinus taeda (Loblolly Pine) is one of several pine

Pine

Southeastern United States

United States

TREE

Longleaf Pine

The Longleaf Pine is a pine native to the southeast United States, found along the coastal plain from eastern Texas to southeast Virginia extending into northern and central Florida....
or Slash Pine

Slash Pine

Spruce Pine

Pinus glabra is a tree found on the coastal plains of the Southeastern United States United States, from southern South Carolina south to northern Florida and west to southern Louisiana....
. The cones

Conifer cone

A cone is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta that contains the plant sexuality structures. The familiar woody cone is the female cone, which produces seeds....
are green, ripening pale buff-brown, 7-13 cm (3-5 inches) in length, 2-3 cm (0.8-1.2 inches) broad when closed, opening to 4-6 cm (1.5-2.5 inches) wide, each scale bearing a sharp 3-6 mm spine.

The word loblolly means a low wet place, but these trees are not limited to that specific habitat. Other old names, now rarely used, include: Oldfield Pine, due to Loblolly's status as an early colonizer

Ruderal species

A ruderal species is a plant species that is first to colonise disturbed lands. The disturbance may be natural , or due to human influence - constructional , or agricultural ....
of abandoned fields; Bull Pine, due to its size (several other yellow pines

Pinus classification

There are three main subgenera of Pine, the subgenus Strobus , the subgenus Ducampopinus , and the subgenus Pinus . This classification into the three subgenera is based on cone, seed and leaf characters:...
are also often so named, especially large isolated specimens); and Rosemary Pine, due to Loblolly's distinctive fragrance compared to the other southern pines (the fragrance is more akin to that of gin

Gin

Gin is a distilled beverage flavoured with juniper berries. Distilled gin is made by redistilling neutral grain spirit and raw cane sugar which has been flavoured with juniper berries....
than rosemary

Rosemary

Rosemary is a woody, perennial plant herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaf. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which also includes many other herbs....
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With the advent of fire control, Loblolly Pines have come to dominate areas in the deep south that were once populated with greater numbers of Longleaf Pine and, especially in Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, Slash Pine

Slash Pine

The Slash Pine is a pine native to the southeast United States, from southern South Carolina west to southeastern Louisiana, and south to the Florida Florida Keys....
. Loblolly's rate of growth is rapid, even among the generally fast-growing southern pines. The yellowish, resin

Resin

Resin is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly Pinophyta. It is valued for its chemical constituents and uses, such as varnishes and adhesives, as an important source of raw materials for organic synthesis, or for incense and perfume....
ous wood is highly prized for lumber, but is also used for pulp fibers

Wood pulp

Pulp is a dry fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating fibers from wood or fiber crops.Pulp can be either fluffy or formed into thick sheets....
. This tree is commercially grown in extensive plantations

Plantation

A plantation is usually a large farm or Estate , especially in a tropical or semitropical country, like Brazil or Nicaragua on which cotton, tobacco, lice coffee, sugar cane and the like are cultivated, usually by resident laborers....
, along with Slash Pine

Slash Pine

The Slash Pine is a pine native to the southeast United States, from southern South Carolina west to southeastern Louisiana, and south to the Florida Florida Keys....
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Although Loblolly Pine grows primarily in the deep south, it ranges north along the mid-Atlantic coast

East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard", refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada....
to southern New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
, in the interior north to extreme southeastern and southwestern Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....
, and as far west as the southeast corner of Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....
and central Texas

Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
. Loblolly Pine is the pine of the "Lost Pines" area around Bastrop, Texas

Bastrop, Texas

Bastrop is a city and the county seat of Bastrop County, Texas, Texas, United States, located about thirty miles southeast of Austin, Texas it is part of the metropolitan area....
and in McKinney Roughs along the Texas Colorado River

Colorado River (Texas)

The Colorado River is the 18th longest river in the United States. and the longest river with both its source and river delta within Texas; however its drainage basin and some of its usually dry tributary do extend into New Mexico....
. These are isolated populations on areas of acid

Acid

An acid is traditionally considered any chemical compound that, when dissolved in water, gives a solution with a hydrogen ion Activity greater than in pure water, i.e....
ic sand

Sand

Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.As the term is used by geologists, sand particles range in diameter from 0.0625 to 2 millimeters....
y soil, surrounded by alkali

Alkali

In chemistry, an alkali is a Base , Ionic compound salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal Chemical element. Alkalis are best known for being Base s that dissolve in water....
ne clay

Clay

Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried and/or fired....
s that are poor for pine growth.

The famous "Eisenhower Tree" on the 17th hole of Augusta National Golf Club is a Loblolly Pine. U.S. President

President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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, an Augusta National member, hit the tree so many times that, at a 1956 club meeting, he proposed that it be cut down. Not wanting to offend the President, the club's chairman, Clifford Roberts, immediately adjourned the meeting rather than reject the request outright.

The Loblolly Pines clusters usually last up to a year before they fall out and are replaced, they do this spontaneously throughout the year, and the tree is never out of clusters. Most clusters usually fall out before their year mark due to rough weather and grow back.

The Loblolly Pine is the state tree

Floral emblem

In a number of countries, plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas. Some countries have a country-wide floral emblem; others in addition have symbols representing subdivisions....
of Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....
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