The longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) is a pine species native to the Southeastern United States, found along the coastal plain from East Texas to southern Virginia, extending into northern and central Florida. [3] .

Longleaf pine is the longest-lived of the southern pine species. Individual longleaf pines can reach 250 years in age (with trees in excess of 450 years old documented). To reach that point of old age the life history of longleaf pine can be described in several stages.

Longleaf pine is an evergreen conifer that got its common name for having the longest leaves of the eastern pine species. The needlelike leaves, which come in bundles of three, can grow up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) long. Mature trees stand 80 to 100 feet (24 to 30 meters) tall.

2023年12月19日 · Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) has the longest needles of all southern pines. It is also the most disease-resistant southern pine you can plant.

Longleaf pines are sporadic seed producers with infrequent good seed crops. Cones open and seeds fall in October and November. The cones of longleaf pine are the largest of the southern pine and range in size from 5 to 12 inches in length.

2022年12月21日 · Not everyone is familiar with longleaf pine trees. What does a longleaf pine look like? These evergreens are beautiful, native North American pine trees with extremely long needle leaves. They make attractive specimen trees …

2024年11月28日 · The Longleaf Pine Tree (Pinus palustris) is a keystone species in many southeastern U.S. ecosystems. Revered for its ecological importance, the Longleaf Pine plays a vital role in supporting biodiversity and maintaining soil stability.

2022年9月28日 · Longleaf pine thrives in harsh variable climates and provides habitat for many threatened and endangered species—making it the perfect tree for our time. Longleaf forests are a symbol of what nature is supposed to be in the south.

The longleaf pine is an evergreen, gymnosperm tree in the Pinaceae (pine) family that may grow 60 to 120 feet tall with short, stout, spare branches forming an open, irregular crown. It is native to the southern United States and ranges from Virginia west to Texas and south to Florida.

1990年12月1日 · Longleaf pine is a high quality timber tree, well suited to a whole range of products-poles, piling, posts, sawlogs, plywood, pulpwood, and naval stores. Longleaf naturally prunes itself well. Most stems are well formed, straight, and largely free of branches.