Known as Pinus taeda it is one of several pines. The species responds well to silvicultural treatments and can be managed as either even-aged or uneven-aged natural stands, or can be regenerated artificially and managed in plantations. Regenerating loblolly pine forest devastated by the Southern pine beetle along the Virginia USA coast. Although this species typically has needles in bundles of three, they can vary slightly - this cluster of plants had many bundles of four. Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) was a minor component of the vast natural forests of the southern United States before the region was settled by immigrants. ( MBP list) A young Loblolly Pine in Somerset Co., Maryland ().
It is a medium-lived, intolerant to moderately tolerant tree with rapid juvenile growth. A Loblolly Pine cone on Assateague Island, Maryland (). Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), also called Arkansas pine, North Carolina pine, and oldfield pine, is the most commercially important forest species in the southern United States, where it is dominant on about 11.7 million ha (29 million acres) and makes up over one-half of the standing pine volume. Loblolly Molly produces hand crafted, small batch cookies, wildcrafted from pine needles of the Loblolly Pine tree on a 6.5 acre farm just south of Atlanta, Georgia. Forest Service surveys found that loblolly pine is the second most common species of tree in the United States, after red maple. Loblolly pines provide important habitat for wildlife, such as the Delmarva fox squirrel. The straight trunk can grow 2-3 feet thick. It is loosely pyramidal in youth and develops a dense oval crown at maturity as it loses its lower branches. The wood industry classifies the species as a southern yellow pine. Loblolly pine withstands cold temperatures better than maritime pine. Loblolly Pine is an evergreen gymnosperm tree that may grow 60 to 90 feet tall. is one of several pines native to the Southeastern United States, from central Texas east to Florida, and north to Delaware and Southern New Jersey. Pinus taeda, commonly known as loblolly pine.
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