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Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Photo courtesy of North Carolina State University - Department of Forestry.
Loblolly Pines are large trees, growing up to 100 feet tall. Along with Eastern White Pine and Virginia Pine, it is one of our most common pine trees. The easiest way to tell them apart is to count the needles. Loblolly Pines have clusters of three needles, Virginia Pines have clusters of two, and Eastern White Pines have clusters of five.
Loblolly Pines grow in forests and fields. In fields, they are a pioneer tree, meaning they are one of the first trees to grow.
The trunks of Loblolly Pines can be up to three feet wide. The bark is thick, scaly, and dark grey. Underneath are brown layers.
Leaves are needles, in clusters of three, with each one being about six or seven inches long. Needles stay green all year.
The flowers of this tree are usually yellowish-orange. They give way to cones. Loblolly pinecones are three to five inches long, dull brown, and prickly.
Loblolly Pines grow quickly, and they can grow in wet or dry soils. Some other plants that grow with this tree include: Eastern White Pine, Virginia Pine, White Oak, Southern Red Oak, Willow Oak, Sweetgum, Eastern Redcedar, Red Maple, Yellow Poplar, Sassafras, Loblolly Pine, American Elm, Flowering Dogwood, Loblolly Pine, Smooth Sumac, Highbush Blueberry, and Tussock Sedge.
Animals & Birds Favorite Habitats!
Seeds of Loblolly Pine are eaten by many animals, including: Mourning Dove, Wild Turkey, Northern Bobwhite, Black-capped Chickadee, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-breasted Nuthatch, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Brown Thrasher, Tufted Titmouse, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Eastern Chipmunk, White-footed Mouse, and Eastern Gray Squirrel.
Beaver and Eastern Cottontail eat the bark and needles. White-tailed Deer eat needles and twigs.
Many birds nest in these trees, especially Mourning Dove, American Robin, nuthatches, American Bald Eagle, and Osprey. Young trees provide cover for White-tailed Deer, rabbits, squirrels, Wild Turkey, Northern Bobwhite,
and many other animals. Woodpeckers and other animals live in cavities of Loblolly Pines.
Tree Characteristics:
Height at maturity:
Typical: 25 to 33 m (90 to 110 ft)
Maximum: 49.7 m (163 ft)
Diameter at breast height at maturity:
Typical: 90 to 120 cm (36 to 48 in)
Maximum: 140 cm (56 in)
Crown shape: broadly conical; dense
Stem form: excurrent; often slightly crooked or swept
Branching habit: long and spreading; well developed limbs
Loblolly Pine Trees... The trees are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root...
Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.
And, any tree shipped during normal green and growth months ...which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.
PRICING AS FOLLOWS:
2 Loblolly Pine Trees = $12.95 plus $9.50 s/h.
10 Loblolly Pine Trees = $33.95 plus $12.50 s/h.
25 Loblolly Pine Trees = $49.95 plus $20.00 s/h.
50 Loblolly Pine Trees = $89.95 plus $25.00 s/h.
100 Loblolly Pine Trees = $178.00 plus $32.50 s/h.
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