Two months after a January burn, these 21 acres of planted longleaf pine in the Conservation Reserve Program look like most of them are dead.
But look closely: almost all of them are candling. New growth rising up in inch-thick white candles. Continue reading
Early December is not when pine trees are supposed to candle.
But this loblolly is just one of many that are producing new growth because it’s so warm.
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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
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