More than 95% of container-grown longleaf pine (Pinus palustris P. Mill.) seedlings had roots growing downward vertically (geotropically) when examined 7 to 8 mo after transplanting into sand.

As a non-North Carolina native, I did not know the meaning of Tarheel. I am a self-identified tree-hugger environmentalist, so I was interested to learn. The long leaf pine is not the state tree of ...

Longleaf pine trees, once dominant in the Southeast, have significantly declined due to unsustainable logging and turpentining practices. These trees play a crucial role in biodiversity, supporting ...

Some longleaf pine trees are shedding their needles early across the Sandhills and Coastal Plain this year. This is an annual, natural occurrence that usually takes place in the fall, but sudden, ...

Longleaf pine trees will produce a good crop of cones this fall in much of South Carolina and across the species’ range, according to Rhett Johnson, forester, wildlife biologist, and co-founder of the ...