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The
Longleaf Pine
The
longleaf pine (pinus palustris) is one of the dominant pine
species at SRS. Distributed in the Atlantic and Gulf coastal
plains from Virginia to Texas, the trees are common in dry,
sandy locations. At maturity, they generally reach 80–120
feet in height and up to two-and-a-half feet in diameter (with
a maximum height of 150 feet and diameter of four feet). They
produce cones up to 10 inches long. The longleaf is the preferred
pine species of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, and
large areas of SRS are managed for the species because of
the woodpecker. The trees are harvested for timber, and their
pine straw (from needles reaching 15 inches in length) is
used extensively in landscaping projects. The 2004 SRS Environmental
Report's interactive CD and associated web page were designed
by Don Lechner and the report cover by Eleanor Justice—both
of the Westinghouse Savannah River Company’s Documentation
and Information Services Section – Media Documentation
Group. The photograph was taken by Al Mamatey of the company’s
Environmental Services Section.
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
• Savannah River
Site • Aiken, South Carolina
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