Loblolly pine

E176548

The Loblolly pine is a fast-growing, tall evergreen conifer native to the southeastern United States, widely used for timber and pulpwood.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pinus taeda 6
loblolly pine 2
Loblolly pine canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf evergreen conifer ⓘ
pine ⓘ
tree species ⓘ
barkDescription thick, reddish-brown, deeply furrowed bark ⓘ
binomialName Pinus taeda ⓘ
linked to: Loblolly pine
climatePreference humid subtropical climate ⓘ
commonName loblolly pine ⓘ
southern yellow pine ⓘ
coneLength 7–15 centimeters ⓘ
coneType woody seed cones ⓘ
crownShape oval to rounded crown in maturity ⓘ
ecologicalRole important component of southeastern U.S. pine forests ⓘ
provides habitat for birds and wildlife ⓘ
economicImportance major commercial timber species in the southeastern United States ⓘ
evergreen true ⓘ
evergreenFoliage year-round ⓘ
family Pinaceae ⓘ
fireEcology adapted to fire-prone ecosystems ⓘ
genus Pinus ⓘ
growthRate fast-growing ⓘ
habitat lowlands ⓘ
old fields ⓘ
swamp margins ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement needles in fascicles ⓘ
leafType needle-like leaves ⓘ
lifespan up to about 200 years ⓘ
lightRequirement full sun ⓘ
maximumHeight up to about 45 meters ⓘ
nativeTo Atlantic coastal plain of the United States ⓘ
Gulf coastal plain of the United States ⓘ
Piedmont region of the United States ⓘ
linked to: Piedmont region

southeastern United States ⓘ
needleLength 12–22 centimeters ⓘ
needlesPerFascicle 3 ⓘ
order Pinales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
plantedFor carbon sequestration projects ⓘ
plantation forestry ⓘ
reforestation ⓘ
pollination wind-pollinated ⓘ
regionOfCommercialCultivation southeastern United States ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction via seeds in cones ⓘ
seedDispersal wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ
soilPreference clay soils ⓘ
poor, acidic soils ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
tolerance drought tolerant once established ⓘ
heat tolerant ⓘ
trunkForm straight trunk ⓘ
typicalHeight 30–35 meters ⓘ
USDAHardinessZone 6–9 ⓘ
usedIn construction lumber ⓘ
framing lumber ⓘ
paper production ⓘ
utility poles ⓘ
woodDensity moderately dense softwood ⓘ
woodUse engineered wood products ⓘ
plywood ⓘ
pulpwood ⓘ
timber ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arkansas → stateTree → Loblolly pine ⓘ
Pinus → notableSpecies → Pinus taeda ⓘ
linked to: Loblolly pine
Loblolly pine → binomialName → Pinus taeda ⓘ
linked to: Loblolly pine
Congaree National Park → treeSpecies → loblolly pine ⓘ
linked to: Loblolly pine
Eisenhower Tree → species → Pinus taeda ⓘ
subject linked to: Eisenhower Tree (removed)
linked to: Loblolly pine
Eisenhower Tree → commonName → loblolly pine ⓘ
subject linked to: Eisenhower Tree (removed)
linked to: Loblolly pine
Lost Pines Forest → containsSpecies → Pinus taeda ⓘ
linked to: Loblolly pine
Lost Pines region of Texas → hasVegetation → Pinus taeda ⓘ
linked to: Loblolly pine
Lost Pines region of Texas → dominantTreeSpecies → Pinus taeda ⓘ
linked to: Loblolly pine