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Loblolly Pine
It is particularly prized for its straight trunk, which contains no knots for up to 30 feet. The Loblolly Pine tree, Pinus taeda, is a fast-growing member of the yellow pine group. Loblolly Pine trees can grow up to 100 feet tall and up to three feet in diameter; however, along the coast they seldom rise more than 50 feet. It is also called yellow pine, North Carolina pine, and oldfield pine and is the most commercially important forest species in the southern United States. It thrives in a variety of soils, including well-drained upland areas with poor nutrient concentrations to poorly drained lowland areas and abandoned fields. In urban areas, stands of loblolly pines are used as wind and noise barriers. The Loblolly Pine is a stately tree and is often chosen to use for convenient landscape screening. This evergreen conifer has pine needles that are 6 to 9 inches long. ... find out more
Sugarberry Sugarberry is a medium to large sized deciduous tree that typically grows 60-80’ tall with upright-arching branching and a rounded spreading crown. The Sugarberry tree differs from common hackberry because the fruits are juicier and sweeter, bark is less corky, and leaves are narrower with mostly smooth margins. Sugarberry trees are basically a southern version of common or northern hackberry. Fleshy parts of the fruit are edible and sweet. It has better resistance to witches’ broom and less winter hardiness. The trunk diameter ranges from 1-3' and the mature gray bark develops a warty texture. Leaves are glossy to dull green leaves (2-4” long) and have a yellow fall color. The Sugarberry tree, Celtis laevigata, is also commonly called sugar hackberry or southern hackberry or Mississippi hackberry. |
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