Pinus taeda L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Pinaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pinus taeda L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Tree to 30 m; bark becoming red-brown, with scaly plates; terminal buds smaller than in no. 5 [Pinus palustris Mill.], scarcely 1.5 cm, their scales red-brown, differing from no. 7 in not being very resinous; lvs in 3’s, persistent 3 years, slender, dark green, soft and flexible, 14–25 cm; cones divergent, 7–13 cm, opening at maturity and falling the next year; apophysis thick, the umbo elevated into a triangular projection with a very short, spreading or reflexed spine; seeds ca 2.5 cm. Moist, sandy soil, chiefly on the coastal plain and (southward) on the piedmont; Cape May, N.J. to Fla. and Tex., and n. in the interior to Tenn. and Ark.

  • Common Names

    loblolly-pine