Smile, dogs:
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 19 October 2012.
The tree behind the dogs on their right is a longleaf four years old; the rest are loblolly five years old.
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Tag Archives: Loblolly
Moon above growing pines
One day after a rain, and a few days before a full moon:
Pictures by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 8 September 2011.
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Loblolly pine pollen
A loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) candling with pollen:
We have lots of these, but not many with limbs like this so close to the ground. This one is in a cemetary with no close competitors, so it spread out more than up.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman, 27 April 2011, in the Revolutionary War Cemetery in Louisville, Georgia.
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Candling Longleaf
In case you wondered why the growing bud on a longleaf pine is called a candle:
This nine foot loblolly is about 3 years old, as you can see since John S. Quarterman can reach 8 feet high and it’s a foot higher than that: Continue reading