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Episode 49: The Longleaf Pine

The Longleaf Pine is a tree that once covered great expanses of the Gulf and Atlantic coastal states of the US. But now, these trees only occupy 3% of their original native range. What made this tree so incredible and why did it almost disappear? Music is by Academy Garden. Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees and on Instagram @treepodcast.

Sources:

https://longleafalliance.org/what-is-longleaf/the-tree/life-stages/

https://longleafalliance.org/what-is-longleaf/the-tree/

https://www.americanforests.org/blog/history-of-the-longleaf-pine/

https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/lifestyle/2021/04/09/north-carolina-longleaf-pines-its-history-and-future/4825186001/

https://www.uaex.uada.edu/publications/PDF/FSA-5023.pdf

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs141p2_015425.pdf

https://maritime.org/conf/conf-kaye-tar.htm