Pinus palustris - longleaf pine


An old Pinus palustris in the Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area on the Piedmont in Georgia. The tree pictured is not the oldest one listed below. This tree appeared older, but was hollow. (photo ©2006 Troy Knight)



A 343 yr-old Pinus palustris in the world-famous Greenwood Plantation [well, it should be world-famous!]. There are likely older Pinus palustris in these and surrounding woods. (photo ©2006 Troy Knight)


Age

How Dated

Location

Collector/
Dater/
Reference

Alive?

More
Info

458

crossdated

Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve, NC

J.T. Ortegren & P. Knapp

Yes

381

crossdated

Shoal Creek Ranger District, Talladega N.F. - pith = 1547, outer ring = 1928

A.M. Bale & M.C. Stambaugh

Yes

354

crossdated

Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area, Meriwether County, GA (on the Piedmont)

T. Knight

Yes

343

crossdated

Greenwood Plantation, Thomas County, GA (Coastal Plain)

T. Knight and Heather Williams

Yes

278

crossdated

Hope Mills, NC

H. Grissino-Mayer, S. van de Gevel, and J. Hart

Yes

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