tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268084658802243199.post5684444979159610317..comments2024-03-28T05:26:24.594-05:00Comments on Louisiana Naturalist: Goodbye Grandpappy PineRachel Demascalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754009958660975340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268084658802243199.post-65651619912030498572011-12-10T15:56:58.344-06:002011-12-10T15:56:58.344-06:00Maggie, I believe "virgin" trees are tho...Maggie, I believe "virgin" trees are those that were growing before European settlers arrived. Since Grandpappy Pine sprouted in 1892, and history tells us that the timber industry was booming in Northwest Louisiana in the 1880s, I think it is the first tree to grow back after the area was clear cut.Rachel Demascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754009958660975340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268084658802243199.post-90746937943179461412011-10-25T13:59:59.103-05:002011-10-25T13:59:59.103-05:00Beautiful Tree. Does this count as one of the Vir...Beautiful Tree. Does this count as one of the Virgin Pines I've heard so much about since moving here or is this one too young for that? Thanks for posting Rach, will share with my friends and maybe some will bring their children to see such an Old Soul as this while they still can.maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550575416405903641noreply@blogger.com