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Long leaf Pine

Pinus palustris

Photo by HeatherMiller
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Field Notes

Description:

The pine cones on this pine are plentiful this time of year.

Habitat:

"Commonly known as the Longleaf Pine, is a pine native to the southeastern United States, found along the coastal plain from eastern Texas to southeast Virginia extending into northern and central Florida.[2]
It reaches a height of 30–35 m (98–115 ft) and a diameter of 0.7 m (28 in). In the past, they reportedly grew to 47 m (154 ft) with a diameter of 1.2 m (47 in). The bark is thick, reddish-brown, and scaly. The leaves are dark green, needle-like, and occur in bundles of three. They often are twisted and remarkably long 20–45 cm (7.9–18 in) in length. It is one of the two southeastern U.S. pines with long needles, the other being Slash Pine. The cones, both female seed cones (ovulate strobili) and male pollen cones (staminate strobili), are initiated during the growing season before buds emerge. Pollen cones begin forming in their buds in July, while seed conelets are formed during a relatively short period of time in August. Longleaf Pine takes 100 to 150 years to become full size and may live to 500 years old. When young, they grow a long taproot, which usually is 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) long; by maturity they have a wide spreading lateral root system with several deep 'sinker' roots." Wikipedia

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PublishedFebruary 1, 2012

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