| Common Name: Loblolly Pine |
| Family: Pinaceae |
| Zone: 7 - 9 |
| Average Size: 60' H x 30' W |
Identification:
- Needle leaf 6-19 inches long; 3 needles per fascicle; evergreen
- Bark forms large scaly plates that flake off exposing dull brown inner bark
- Yellow-green pollen cones in early spring
- Brown cone, oblong with sharp recurved spine on the scale
- Strong central trunk with lower branches drooping
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| Notes: Very similar to Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii, Slash Pine) in form and character although not as tolerant of wet soils. Fast growing, the canopy also creates filtered light suitable for shade-loving understory plants. Long-lived for a pine and reported to better withstand ice and snow loads than Slash Pine. This could possibly be a function of the drooping habit of the branches? |
| Campus Location: Pentagon, southeast lawn |
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