Pinus Taeda - Name

Name

The word loblolly means "low, wet place", but these trees are not limited to that specific habitat. Loblolly pines grow well in acidic clay soil, which is common throughout the South, and are thus often found in large stands in rural places. Other old names, now rarely used, include oldfield pine, due to its status as an early colonizer of abandoned fields; bull pine, due to its size (several other yellow pines are also often so named, especially large isolated specimens); rosemary pine, due to loblolly's distinctive fragrance compared to the other southern pines; and North Carolina pine.

For the scientific name, Pinus is the Latin name for the pines and taeda refers to the resinous wood.