1. BOTANICAL NAME
PINUS TAEDA

2. PRONUNCIATION
PIE - nus TAY - da

3. COMMON NAME
Loblolly Pine

6. FAMILY
Pinaceae

7. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

8. Growth Habit
Tree/Conifer
Height 70’ - 90’
Width 30’ - 40’
Upright

9. ARRANGEMENT
Needles - three in a bundle

10. LEAF
Needle-like
Length 5” - 10”
Width 1/16”

11. MARGIN
Serrated (finely toothed)

12. VEINS
Parallel

13. COMPOSITION
Simple

16. FLOWER
Spring
Insignificant

17. FRUIT
Fall
Brown cone, 2-5” long

18. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part Shade

19. GROWTH
Rapid

20. USE
Border
Tall windbreak
Shade Tree

21. DESCRIPTION
The bark is rough and red when mature
Bark makes squares

22. DESCRIPTION Commonly used in forestry for paper and wood products
Used in horticulture as a roadside tree by Dep. Of Transportation

24. CULTURAL PRACTICES
No pruning required

25. PROBLEMS
Bark beetles

26. ZONES
6 - 9

27. NATIVE OF:
New Jersey to Florida and west to Texas