“Since 2001, the number of longleaf pine trees nearly doubled, from 104.4 million to 207.5 million trees,” said Anita Rose, FIA ecologist and author of the update. As expected, nearly half of the trees were in the smallest class of 1 to 3 inches diameter at breast height. There were significant increases in longleaf pines on both natural and planted stands. Longleaf pine was present on about 8 percent of the forested area, and accounted for at least 50 percent of the basal area in half of the stands where it occurred.
TREES LEAF GUIDE OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPDATE
The FIA resource update Forests of South Carolina, 2013, which provides an overview of the state’s forest lands for that year, reports an all-time high of 207.5 million longleaf pine trees in South Carolina, an increase of 3.5 percent since the 2011 survey.Īs of 2013, approximately 13 million acres – or 68 percent - of South Carolina’s 19.3 million-acre land area were forested, with 88 percent of forest land privately owned. Restoring longleaf pine forests to benefit these species and for other purposes is a top priority for managers of federal, state, and private lands across the southern states. Longleaf pine is the keystone species in a unique ecosystem that includes threatened and endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker. Longleaf pine forests now occupy less than three percent of an original range estimated at around 92 million acres that once stretched across the coastal plains of the South. Forest Service Southern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) unit. Forest Service, courtesy of .Įfforts to restore longleaf pine forests in South Carolina are proving quite successful, according to data published by U.S. The middle lobe is the longest and the base of the lobe is V-shaped. The leaves are very unique and can range between 2-5 inches long with 3-5 lobes.
It has a long trunk with an irregular crown. However, it prefers to grow in moist conditions that are slightly acidic. Longleaf pine stand with young, small diameter trees. It is not usually found in the forest and is tolerant of most soils to grow in.
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