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Loblolly Pine\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(Old-Field Pine)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Pinus taeda<\/em> L.<\/p>\n Mature Size:<\/strong> 90 to 110 feet in height, 2 to 3 feet in diameter<\/p>\n Form:<\/strong> Crown oval and somewhat open, tall and straight trunk; lower branches self prune and remaining lower branches droop, while the higher branches grow upward.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Where to Find Them<\/strong>: Old fields, sandy soils where water table is close to surface, borders of swamps, and other imperfectly-drained sites.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Two column Section” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”525px” custom_margin=”-92px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rwrfriends.org\/staging\/5913\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/loblolly-leaf.jpg” title_text=”loblolly leaf” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”253px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Needles<\/strong>: Bundles of 3, stiff, 6 to 9 inches long, slender, and pale green.<\/p>\n Cones:<\/strong> Oblong, 2 to 6 inches long, light reddish to brown, with a spine at the tip of each scale; remain on tree for a year after seed-fall.<\/p>\n Wildlife use:<\/strong> Like the oaks, the value of pines to wildlife cannot be underestimated.\u00a0 Loblolly pine stands provide habitat for pine warblers, brown-headed nuthatches, deer, squirrels, quail, turkey and other wildlife species, as well as communal roost sites for eagles. 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