Pinus taeda
Common name
loblolly pine
Family
Pinaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Terrestrial.
Detailed description
Medium sized tree to 30 m. Needles smooth green in bunches of three, each 15–25 cm long, slender, flexible, occasionally twisted. Female cones are elongated ovoid in shape, 7–10 cm long and recurved spines are present on each of the lower scales.
Similar taxa
Long needles in clusters of three. Cones are symmetric, lower scales have a recurved spine. Cones do not persist on the tree. Similar to P. ponderosa but in P. taeda the cones are shed entire. Very similar to P. elliottii but cones of P. taeda lack a stalk.
Flower colours
No flowers
Year naturalised
1957
Origin
S.E. U.S.A.
Reason For Introduction
Forestry
Reproduction
seed
Dispersal
wind