The giant loblolly pine tree that looms over my yard and the yards of the next door neighbor and the neighbor down the driveway, is a pine for the ages. Its four huge arms, each as big around as an… ...

New models developed by University of Georgia researchers may help guide the fight against rust disease, according to a new study. The paper is published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management.

Her 110 feet of height do not qualify her as an Arkansas champion tree, however. The Champion Loblolly pine in Arkansas lives on ... to stimulate seeds that slept dormant among fallen leaves.

The Tree Improvement Program aims to grow strong, disease-resistant loblolly pines to strengthen planted forests. Many of these trees are used in seed orchards to mass-produce improved seeds.

They modeled out the potential carbon impact of planting loblolly on that land and either letting it grow to 2050 or letting it grow to maturity, harvesting it, and replanting trees on the land.

Bill and Ede Olson's odd-shaped loblolly pine, estimated to be 150 years old, fell into their yard in Port Royal Plantation on Aug. 18, 2014. Submitted photo Bill and Ede Olson lost a good friend ...

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) - In an area known for an abundance of skyscraper-tall trees, this one stands above the rest. The Lufkin News (https://bit.ly/2kHyfwl ) reports the Texas A&M Forest Service ...