In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the trees’ pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these landscapes in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain are open-canopied and sunny ...

These dwarf conifers are perfect for filling a small space. The Difference Between Pines and Conifers Here’s one of our favorite fun facts about conifers. All pine trees are conifers,but not all ...

The thick bark of the longleaf pine, and its young seedlings, which resemble a clump of grass, are naturally resistant to fire. The flames clear out competing vegetation, and leave behind ...

Efforts are underway to replace longleaf pine habitats in many areas, not just for the return of the pine trees themselves but also to re-create homes for the many plants and animals that depend ...

Study co-author Dale Brockway (left) and Bladen Lakes State Forest supervisor Hans Rohr (right) survey longleaf pine trees in southeastern North Carolina. New research on tree reproduction is ...

Plant some trees with your family for Annual Big Thicket planting event. Each winter Big Thicket welcomes volunteers to help plant thousands of longleaf pine seedlings in various areas of the ...

Hunt for longleaf pinecones. Not to be deterred, ... I noticed a good number of pine trees along the shoulders of the road. I pulled over at one point and found 11 nice, ...

As the South developed, Bowman Cutway says that the longleaf pine population decreased, since it was very useful in construction and development. As a slow-growing tree, most of the trees were ...

Talk to anyone who works with longleaf pine trees – which many agree are as iconic to the Southeast as redwoods are to California – and one number is bound to come up: 90 million acres.. That ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Longleaf pine trees, a species native to the landscape in southeastern Virginia, are being restored in a nature preserve. As of now, the only pine trees that remain ...

Longleaf pine savanna dominated portions of the southeastern United States prior to the arrival of Europeans. This biodiversity hotspot once spanned some 90 million acres but has largely vanished.