• The Loblolly Pine grows up to 169 feet tall and can live up to 275 years.

• Compared to the Aleppo Pine found in the Holy Land:

  • Loblolly grows on average twice as fast and tall as the Aleppo

  • It's needles can be two to four times longer and it's cones mature in half the time.

• Native Americans and early colonists used pine resin boiled into tar to preserve their wooden boats.

• The name Loblolly comes from a combination of British words that mean "mud puddle", where the tree likes to grow.

• Used for pulp, mulch and timber, this tree is considered one of the most commercially valuable in the U.S. 

• Central to the economic vitality of Laurel, MS, the town holds an annual Loblolly Festival on the first Saturday in October.

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References:

Chesapeake Bay Field Guide

Wikipedia