longleaf pine
noun
long·leaf pine
ˈlȯŋ-ˌlēf- 
: a tall timber pine (Pinus palustris) of the southeastern U.S. with long needles in bundles of three and long cones
also
: its tough coarse-grained reddish-orange wood consisting mostly of heartwood and used especially for flooring and joinery
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In the second half of the 19th century, the turpentine and lumber industries laid waste to one third of Moore County’s longleaf pines, leaving only tree stumps in their wake.
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Craig Gill / Made By History, TIME, 13 June 2024
But this is true old-growth longleaf pine, never logged, the ground cover rare cutthroat grass.
—Jen Guyton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Thompson tiptoes to a longleaf pine with a white ring painted around its trunk, the mark of a nesting tree.
—Jen Guyton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Prescribed burn associations are proving key to conservationists’ efforts to restore a longleaf pine range forming the backbone of forest ecology in the American Southeast.
—James Pollard, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023
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Craig Gill / Made By History, TIME, 13 June 2024
But this is true old-growth longleaf pine, never logged, the ground cover rare cutthroat grass.
—Jen Guyton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Thompson tiptoes to a longleaf pine with a white ring painted around its trunk, the mark of a nesting tree.
—Jen Guyton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Prescribed burn associations are proving key to conservationists’ efforts to restore a longleaf pine range forming the backbone of forest ecology in the American Southeast.
—James Pollard, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023
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longleaf pine
noun
long·leaf pine
ˌlȯŋ-ˌlēf-
: a tall pine of the southeastern U.S. that has long needles in clusters of three and long cones and is a major timber tree
also
: its tough coarse-grained reddish orange wood
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