and to confuse things even more, loblolly and longleaf often hybridizePinus Strobus is a northern species. Doesn't grow in South Fla. It's hard to tell from the photo on this one-- Sand Pine, Slash Pine, Longleaf pine, Loblolly? I'd say Longleaf--three needles to the bundle, FWIW. Can't be certain though.
Florida Pines – Gardening Solutions
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This might help show how to ID it.
FOR21/FR003: Common Pines of Florida
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Thank you! Maybe I’ll see you aroundSlash Pine, Pinus elliotii, likely the most widely planted pine in Florida, grows to 130 feet tall; has large, flat bark plates and large “brushes” of needles, 5 to 11 inches long in fascicle bundles of two and three. Oval cones are 3 1/2 to 6 inches long. I spend a lot of time in Sarasota
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