One of the southern yellow pine trees that have native populations in Frederick County is the shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata). There are some small populations of this tree scattered around Sugarloaf ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Pollen season is here. If you are suffering from spring allergies, you probably can blame certain trees at this point, but the pine is not one of them. Right now, the top allergens in ...

On a morning walk, I listen as a pileated woodpecker laughs its way through the tops of longleaf pines, seeking its favorite carpenter ants and beetle larvae. These striking, large zebra-striped birds ...