Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)

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Longleaf pine is the legendary southern yellow pine of forest history. While the tall, stately longleaf pine once covered 30 to 60 million acres of the southeastern United States Coastal Plain, 200 years of logging and land clearing have greatly reduced its range. Longleaf pine takes 100 to 150 years to become full size and can live to 300 years old.

cknowledgements: The development of this site was funded by the Florida 4-H Foundation and the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida. The following individuals worked hard to write and edit descriptions, collect plants, take photographs, and design this website: Nancy Birmingham-Hague, Alison Bowers, Jennifer Engle, Tracy Fluchel, Holly Johnson, Larry Korhnak, Alan Long, Martha Monroe, Jenny Seitz, Joel Smith, Willie Wood