Species profile · US South

Loblolly pine –
species profile

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), a timber species of the US South. Range, uses and where it fits in US forest inventory. This is a species profile, not a price.

Pinus taedaUS SouthFIA species

About Loblolly pine

The dominant Southern commercial softwood and the top species by volume across the South; lumber, plywood, pulpwood and OSB. Core of the Southern Yellow Pine group.

Latin name: Pinus taeda. Main region: US South. Species composition and volume are measured by the USDA Forest Service FIA program. See the regions page for where this species grows and the state pages for the leading species in each state.

Is there a Loblolly pine price? Not one we publish. Timber value for any species depends on product (sawtimber, veneer, pulpwood, chip-n-saw), grade, stumpage vs delivered, the log rule and local market. Commercial price series are licence-restricted. Take a current price for Loblolly pine from your forester or mill and use the calculator.
No price here. This site does not publish a US timber price. Current price series (TimberMart-South and state or university stumpage reports) are copyrighted or licence-restricted, so we cannot republish them. The figures on this page are federal, public-domain forest inventory from the USDA Forest Service FIA — area, volume, growth and removals, not prices. To put a value on wood, take a price from your forester, mill or consulting service and use the calculator.