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County Forester To Distribute Free Longleaf Pine Tree Seedlings
December 30, 2014
Mark your calendar for a free Arbor Day giveaway next month.
The Florida Forest Service will sponsor two Arbor Day events on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. New Escambia County Forester Cathy Hardin will distribute free longleaf pine seedlings at the Walnut Hill Substation in the morning and at the Century Chamber of Commerce in the afternoon. Information will be available on services provided by the county forester and the Florida Forest Service for private landowners.
From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., the Hardin will be in Walnut Hill at the UF-IFAS substation located at 7850 Highway 97, just north of Ernest Ward Middle School and in front of the Ruritanbuilding. Hardin will be at the Century Chamber of Commerce from 1 to 3 p.m. at 7811 North Century Boulevard.
In addition to tree seedlings, there will be brochures on services for both urban and rural land owners including the current cogon grass treatment program.
Comments
5 Responses to “County Forester To Distribute Free Longleaf Pine Tree Seedlings”
Why not do the beautiful short needle pines you never really see?
The only thing good about a long leaf pines are the cones, they are really good for starting a camp fire.
@livin’
Longleaf pines have a very long taproot, and most likely will not survive if they’re dug up. Unfortunately many folks can’t tell the difference between a Longleaf pine and a Loblolly or Slash pine, but Longleaf is far superior in strength and disease resistance. Most of the pine trees that were snapped in hurricane Ivan were weak Loblolly pines (pulp trees), not Longleaf.
all ya gotta do is drive down pineville rd. and get all the seedlings ya want off the side of the rd..
Free lighnting attractors.