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Tree Structure

Tree Structure

Bark Texture

Bark Texture

Branch Texture

Branch Texture

Branch Structure

Branch Structure

Needles, Leaf Scars & Fascicles

Needles, Leaf Scars & Fascicles

Immature Cones, Needles & Fascicles

Immature Cones, Needles & Fascicles

Mature, Open Cone

Mature, Open Cone

Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris

about the tree

  • FUN FACT: longleaf pines regrow from forest fires (so fires are actually good for them).

  • leaf arrangement: whorled

  • fruit: cone

  • lifespan: up to 300 years

  • habitat: forests, sandy, dry, acidic soils, high elevation

  • size: 80-100' tall

  • growth form: oblong, tall, thin

  • uses: source of food, forest bedding, shelter

  • state tree: Alabama and North Carolina

 

where is it found on campus?

  • fire drill hill

 

Photography by Julia Gong, '17

© 2015 Julia Gong, Cary Academy '17

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