Longleaf pine trees are shedding their needles across the sandhills and coastal plain, a normal occurrence this time of year, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. Many folks become ...

Some longleaf pine trees are shedding their needles early across the Sandhills and Coastal Plain this year. This is an annual, natural occurrence that usually takes place in the fall, but sudden, ...

For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the longleaf pine. The forest once stretched across 92 million acres from ...

A land manager examines young longleaf pines, some in their grassy phase, in a private forest in South Carolina. AP Photo/James Pollard For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural ...