n large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
The heart pine: longleaf restoration underway in Lowcountry, the Southeast Longleaf pine savannas are like cathedrals — pillars of trees towering through shafts of sunlight to tufted needle crowns. Their grassy understory is rife with plants and creatures seen almost nowhere else.
June 16, 2013 - The Post and Courier
‘Heart’ of the longleaf Longleaf pine facts and fancies:
June 16, 2013 - The Post and Courier
Longleaf value Across much of the rest of the Lowcountry, Hurricane Hugo tore pines to splinters nearly a quarter-century ago. But trees in the Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve near Lynchburg simply bent over. The difference? The longleaf.
June 16, 2013 - The Post and Courier