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A clear view through the hardwoods on the Miller Trek Trail, Brasstown Valley Resort (ssss1)

PINES

A variety of pines also live throughout the state’s northern and central regions. One type, the eastern white pine, tends to thrive in valleys and coves and has needles in clusters of five ranging from 3 to 5 inches long. In the upper reaches of the state, as well as the Piedmont, shortleaf pines can grow to be 100 feet tall. The yellow-green needles of the shortleaf pine are 3 to 5 inches long and grow in clusters of three. Pitch pines live mostly on northeast Georgia’s high, dry ridges. They usually grow to about 50 feet in height, and in the early days of Georgia’s settlement they were used to produce turpentine and charcoal.

The mountains and upper Piedmont support Virginia pines, which usually only reach about 40 feet high and are shorter than other pines. Their trunks appear orange-brown and often do not grow as straight as trunks of other pine species. Throughout the Piedmont, loblolly pines, also known as southern yellow pines, are prominent. Loblolly pines have bark with deep furrows, and their needles are 6 to 9 inches long and appear in clusters of three.