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Candling Longleaf

In case you wondered why the growing bud on a longleaf pine is called a candle: 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...

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Loblolly pine pollen

A loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) candling with pollen: We have lots of these, but not many with limbs like this so close to the ground. This one is in a cemetary with no close competitors, so it spread...

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Moon above growing pines

One day after a rain, and a few days before a full moon: Pictures by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 8 September 2011. -jsq

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Dogs in pine straw

Smile, dogs: Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 19 October 2012. The tree behind the dogs on their right is a longleaf four years old; the rest are...

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Higher climate temperatures mean more and faster tree deaths

Higher average temperatures mean much more frequent droughts and trees dying faster in droughts because of the temperatures. That plus pine beetles, according to research from 2009. Forestry is...

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Longleaf loblolly moon

Luna trees: Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 16 May 2013. Actually, I think that’s a slash pine on the right. -jsq

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Loblolly

Loblolly cone: Pasture with loblolly: Loblolly only seven years old: Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 16 May 2013. -jsq

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Loblollies in burned area s of GA 222

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Candling

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. -jsq

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Pine pollen and yellow jessamine 2021-03-06

Spring has sprung, with yellow jessamine in full bloom, and the pines producing plenty of pollen. Yellow jessamine, loblolly, longleaf It was 35 degrees this morning, but freezes seem to be over....

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Tales from the Fire Swamp 2021-03-11

The frogs sang as the sparks flew upward. Night, dusk, start This one could be my favorite: End dusk fire It all started with one match. No petroleum products were used in the making of this fire. One...

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Seven-acre burn 2022-12-30

Another successful prescribed burn at the end of 2022. This was actually the burn of the area in which the Treat’s Rain Lilies have since come up, six weeks later. Fire and ash 2022-12-30 There’s more...

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Prescribed burn 2023-12-21

Update 2023-12-29: Afterburn 2023-12-22. We got the band back together! Pyromaniacs, prescribed burn, pine tree wedge, Blondie the Fire Dog, burned turpentine guide Thanks to Abigail Barzallo for...

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Turpentine Afterburn 2023-12-22

Two things I had never seen before: a turpentine catface burning, and a guide metal for a McCoy turpentine cup. Catface burning, Turpentine guide, Nail that held the cup, the loblolly pine tree This...

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