May 26, 2022

This is what's known as a Longleaf Pine

It's coming out of of it's grass stage

In a few years it will become a great pine tree

And for snakes to woodpeckers it will be all the rage!

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/longleaf-pine.html

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson