Longleaf pines may reach heights of 80 to 100 feet and diameters of 2-1/2 feet. Long boles (trunks) with no branches are topped by a small, open crown with long, dark green tufts of needles at the ends of stout twigs. Needles can be 8 to 18 inches long and the cones range from 5 to 10 inches in length.
Bark of the longleaf is orange-brown and scaly. The thick, platy bark of mature trees provides fire resistance, as do the thick hairs found on buds when the tree is in its grass stage. In fact, longleaf is one of many tree species which thrive when periodic fires burn through stands.
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