Native Tree Society BBS

ENTS, Some photos from last weekend of several different plants and trees in my region blooming. Spring is the most beautiful time of the year. Larry

Steve, The needles in your photo resemble Long Leaf but the cone is way to small. Norway Pine is another widely planted tree in the north. Man this fun trying to figure out. Larry

ENTS, The Live Oaks are now flowering on the coast and will have new leaves within the next few weeks. A photo of the small flowers from a tree in my yard. Q. virginiana is monoecious. Small flowers are produced in spring during the growth period for new leaves. Pollen is dispersed by winds, general...

ENTS, The Live Oaks are now flowering on the coast and will have new leaves within the next few weeks. A photo of the small flowers from a tree in my yard. Q. virginiana is monoecious. Small flowers are produced in spring during the growth period for new leaves. Pollen is dispersed by winds, general...

Steve, Perhaps its a hybird. I'll get some needles of pond, slash, loblolly and compare them. We don't have pitch down here. Larry

James, The St. Johns Cathedral Oak is 30' CBH, 55.5' Height, whats cool its spread is the most perfect I've seen 153' x 153'. Looks like a big green snowball. When I measured the Oak it was raining, so I need to make a trip back to Layfayette, La., and do it in more depth. I'm planning a trip down t...

Steve, The bark doesn't quite look right, it looks more like loblolly. But the cone is very similar. I'll get some cones and will compare them. Larry

Steve, Beautiful flowers! I'm attaching two photos of the Ms. State Champion Southern Magnolia. It should be the National Champion. Age is around 300 years estimated. More likely 200-250. Larry

Gary, One Live Oak just couldn't be the most impressive, there all that way to me. Here are some of my favorite Live Oaks. I have so many these are just a few of them. Larry

Steve, Awesome! I don't see that white stuff (snow) in your yard. Hey Steve ,when it flowers post some photos. I'll do the same, usually our Magnolias flower in Late April thru June. Larry