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Loblolly Pine
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 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. It thrives in a variety of soils, including well-drained upland areas with poor nutrient concentrations to poorly drained lowland areas and abandoned fields. 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. 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. In urban areas, stands of loblolly pines are used as wind and noise barriers. ... details
Eastern Red Oak This deciduous tree produces many acorns and is a great provider of food for wildlife. It grows rapidly for an Oak tree and is widely adaptable to moisture and soil types. The tree is very similar to the Northen Red Oak and is sometimes called a Northen Red Oak. The Eastern Red Oak tree, Quercus maxima, is a hardwood tree that you can recognize by its pointy-lobed leaves with prickly tips. In autumn the leaves turn a vibrant red, adding bursts of color to our landscapes. |
