loblolly pine
noun
: a pine (Pinus taeda) of the southeastern U.S. with flaky bark, long needles in groups of three, and cones having spine-tipped scales
also
: its coarse-grained wood
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Timber production shifted to the uniform loblolly pine plantations of Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas.
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Established back in 1933, this storied preserve boasts more than 800 hectares of pristine Lone Star State wilderness, with vast swathes of loblolly pine forest and lengthy hiking trails snaking across the area.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
In went the debarked trees, out came a spray of loblolly pine.
—Matthew Shaer, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
There’s a loblolly pine grown from a space seed outside the VA Medical Center in Tuskegee, Ala., a sycamore outside the public library in Keystone Heights, Fla., a sweetgum in Scott Jenkins Memorial Park in Loudoun County, Va.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Established back in 1933, this storied preserve boasts more than 800 hectares of pristine Lone Star State wilderness, with vast swathes of loblolly pine forest and lengthy hiking trails snaking across the area.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
In went the debarked trees, out came a spray of loblolly pine.
—Matthew Shaer, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
There’s a loblolly pine grown from a space seed outside the VA Medical Center in Tuskegee, Ala., a sycamore outside the public library in Keystone Heights, Fla., a sweetgum in Scott Jenkins Memorial Park in Loudoun County, Va.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
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