Bark and pine needles -- most of what we think of that make up a tree -- are made up mostly of carbon. Because loblolly is such a fast-growing tree it’s very efficient at converting that CO2 and ...

"So there are these trade-offs just because of the way that genetics works, especially in trees." As climate factors change, ...

The people were poor and needed money," Bridges said. In the wake of widespread clearcutting, loblolly pine, an opportunistic tree species, moved in. The transformation of longleaf to loblolly ...