Pinus taeda
- Large in height and diameter
- Average diameter is 4 feet
- Average circumference is 10 feet
- Dull, light green needles 6 - 9 inches long
- Three needles per cluster
- Cylindrical prickly cones
- Black trunk bark forms plates with dark orange tinge
- Habitats include sandy soils, old fields and wet sites
- Loblolly is an Indian word meaning mud puddle
- Common in Coastal Plain and Piedmont
- Important lumber tree
- Does best on land just a little higher than floodplain
- Subject to pine bark beetle infestation
