Loblolly Pine

      One of the fastest growing pines and now a major source of pine lumber, the Loblolly can live for over 200 years, reaching over 80 feet in height and 6 feet in diameter. Perhaps its most unusual trait is that it can grow in almost any type of soil.  Most plants require organic matter and an active biological community to germinate and grow.  The Loblolly will germinate and grow in pure subsoil well below any prior plant life, with zero organic matter and minimal biological life, almost the perfect reclamation tree.

      Limelight Hydrangea is a large form of hydrangea growing to 12 – 15 feet in good conditions, with beautiful heads of flowers to 10”x6” mid to late summer. Deer avoid it. 

Prune late winter as it flowers on new growth.  Zones 3 to 8.  Deciduous