longleaf pine

American  

[lawng-leef, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌlif, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

1. an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.

2. the wood of this tree.

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longleaf pine British  

/ ˈlɒŋˌliːf /

noun

1. a North American pine tree, Pinus palustris, with long needle-like leaves and orange-brown bark: the most important timber tree of the southeastern US

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Etymology

Origin of longleaf pine

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

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longleaf pine

Lori Greene’s land east of Charlotte has for 30 years teemed with trees planted to harvest longleaf pine needle straw.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024

But because the dusky gopher frog helps control insect populations and prevent pest outbreaks in longleaf pine forest ponds, its extinction would again trigger a number of negative effects that may become unstoppable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023

It lives in sandy upland forests with widely spaced trees, including longleaf pine savannas that once covered an area larger than Germany.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

He has run field experiments that simulate how drought affects longleaf pine forests invaded by cogon grass from Asia, which can grow in dense, waist-high thickets topped with fluffy seed heads.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 3, 2022

Unless Federal restriction comes to the rescue, there is little hope of saving this young growth, for nothing can exceed in beauty a three-foot sapling of longleaf pine as a Christmas decoration.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen