Leaves: Longleaf needles are in bundles of three 8" to 18" long with a persistent basal sheath, clustered in dense tufts at the end of heavy twigs, bright green, slender and flexible. Unlike other southern pines, the terminal buds are white and distinctive. Cones are oblong, brown 8" to 10' long and up to 5" wide at the base.

LOCATION

Owner: Fred Bateman
Nominated by: Dick Field
Accessible: Yes, Front yard, curbside 120 Cloverhurst Place
Coordinates: State Plane
GA West NAD83 (feet)
E: 2,536,942 N: 1,435,420


Notes: The Longleaf Pine is the largest of the southern "yellow" pines, and with the possible exception of the Loblolly Pine, no southern pine has more economic significance than the Longleaf. While occasional in the Piedmont of Georgia, the Longleaf Pine thrives in the middle and lower coastal plains of the south and southeast. The propagation of the species has been avoided in the past because of regeneration issues regarding the habit of deferred elongation (3 to 7 years) while remaining in a "grass" stage awaiting root system establishment. Long valued for its lumber and naval stores, the Longleaf Pine makes an interesting addition to the landscape.

Bark: Orange-brown, thin, papery and scaly. Bark becomes plated on older trees

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