Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine · also Frankincense pine, Oldfield pine, Southern pine
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Pinus taeda, commonly known as loblolly pine, is a commercially important evergreen native to the Southeastern U.S., thriving in lowlands and swampy areas. It exhibits a pyramidal form when young, maturing with an open crown and stiff, fragrant needles. This adaptable species supports birds and mammals and is an early-successional tree.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,1120.56%3.5 yr2.0 in
- 120.00%—9.3 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–40 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 4.3 in, 90th percentile 7.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Atlantic coastal pine barrens
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
