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)


458 (XD) - Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve, NC
     by: J.T. Ortegren & P. Knapp

381 (XD) - Shoal Creek Ranger District, Talladega N.F. - pith = 1547, outer ring = 1928
     by: A.M. Bale & M.C. Stambaugh

354 (XD) - Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area, Meriwether County, GA (on the Piedmont)
     by: T. Knight

343 (XD) - Greenwood Plantation, Thomas County, GA (Coastal Plain)
     by: T. Knight and Heather Williams

278 (XD) - Hope Mills, NC
     by: H. Grissino-Mayer, S. van de Gevel, and J. Hart


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