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Loblolly find and question Posted by Jason Western PA on September 18, 2025, 9:06 pm Hi all! I'm in Gettysburg this week for work/training. I've been enjoying the walks in the battlefields. I noticed what I think is a loblolly growing. It's in a spot where I don't believe they planted it. It about 12 feet tall. It has the 3 needles on one clump. What's your thought? Also, Loads of crapes growing here. Mimosas in some places are huge. Rob, the mimosas you gave me are getting big. Maybe 14 feet all.

Re: Loblolly find and question Posted by Tom in PA on September 19, 2025, 6:27 pm, in reply to "Loblolly find and question" Those are long needles. Too long to be any of our northern pines. Definitely a southern pine and I’d say Loblolly too. I love Gettysburg by the way. Been there a bunch of times.

Re: Loblolly find and question Posted by Jason Western PA on September 19, 2025, 7:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Loblolly find and question" Thanks Tom!

Re: Loblolly find and question Posted by Rob N TN on September 21, 2025, 4:59 pm, in reply to "Loblolly find and question" I love those pines. Jason, Gettysburg doesn't seem to be in the current distribution map but they are mapped to the east and even northwest of Gettysburg. Of course that doesn't mean anything. Only spotty areas in southern Tennessee are on that range map and they are seen here. Thousands died here after that southern beetle attack decades ago and the US Govt doesnt plant them anymore at nearby TVA lakes and National Parks but there are some still here. Thanks for sharing those pics. I'm still impressed of seeing mimosas doing so well in Pennsylvania. Only because my grandparents from the Akron-Canton area could never get them to live there. Thats been decades ago though and they often had waist deep snows in winter. I guess its safe to say climate has warmed, You and Tom have done great with them. You might spot some seedlings coming up in the most unusual places one day. My dog was walking me the other day and I saw a seedling growing out from under a junked car parked behind a neighbor's house. They are determined Thanks for sharing friend.

Re: Loblolly find and question Posted by Jason Western PA on September 24, 2025, 11:24 am, in reply to "Re: Loblolly find and question" Oh, they are doing great Rob. Must be the strain because I got one from a local nursery and it almost always dies back. Not yours! The one by the barn is huge now. Loblolly's seems to do good here also. I have a 6-footer behind the house on its own.

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