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 ...

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Scientists say they've generated the longest genome sequence to date, unraveling the genetic code of the loblolly pine tree. Conifers have been around since the age of the dinosaurs, and they have ...

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 recently ...

The ability to predict weather patterns has helped us make clothing choices and travel plans, and even saved lives. Now, researchers in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment are ...

Burdeaux is a musician and lives in North Park. In February 1988, in the front yard of a single-family home in Santa Ana, a soon-to-be dad planted a loblolly pine tree. His wife was in the yard with ...

The phrase "sequencing a genome" misleads. It makes the process sound so straightforward: A simple sequence of events leads to a sequenced genome. First, take the DNA that makes up the genome. Spool ...

A new study suggests that pollen from the loblolly pine -- the most commonly planted tree in the southern US -- can still germinate after drifting long distances. The answer could have profound ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Six positions from each of three loblolly pine trees were sampled to determine average needle length, area, weight, and number of stomates.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ArborGen, a world leader in the development and commercialization of technologies that improve the productivity of trees for wood, fiber and energy, will serve on a ...

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 last ...