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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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.
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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
Among his personal belongings was a canister packed with hundreds of tree seeds: loblolly pine, Douglas fir, redwood, sweetgum and sycamore.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
As flames sweep the landscape, setting yuccas and loblolly pine saplings ablaze, the longleaf’s thick bark peels but protects the solid trunk underneath.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
The loblolly pine is a trademark feature of south Arkansas' landscape, but something is attacking and, in some cases, even killing Arkansas' state tree.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
Most were loblolly pines, particularly in forests that were opened and thinned in recent years through partial harvest, a practice meant to keep forests healthy.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
Think giant white pines in the Midwest and Northeast and loblolly pine in the South (plus cypress trees).
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023
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
Among his personal belongings was a canister packed with hundreds of tree seeds: loblolly pine, Douglas fir, redwood, sweetgum and sycamore.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
As flames sweep the landscape, setting yuccas and loblolly pine saplings ablaze, the longleaf’s thick bark peels but protects the solid trunk underneath.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
The loblolly pine is a trademark feature of south Arkansas' landscape, but something is attacking and, in some cases, even killing Arkansas' state tree.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
Most were loblolly pines, particularly in forests that were opened and thinned in recent years through partial harvest, a practice meant to keep forests healthy.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
Think giant white pines in the Midwest and Northeast and loblolly pine in the South (plus cypress trees).
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023
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