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- noun Plural form of
longleaf .
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Examples
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The Wildlife Federation report also said that the Southeastern timber industry is returning to high-end wood products as the commodity pulp market shifts overseas, and that this trend also favors longleafs.
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Unlike other pine forests, Brosnan's longleafs have an open, cathedral-like feel.
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"There are some old myths out there that it's not economical to grow longleafs, but aside from the economics, it's really our heritage," Cockrell said.
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Because of this, young spindly green longleafs are shooting through the grass.
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On a recent afternoon, C.ckrell and Steve Moore of the S.C. Wildlife Federation stood amid a young stand of longleafs planted in McAlhany Nature Preserve near the Edisto River.
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Many landowners in the Southeast grow loblolly and slash pines because they grow more quickly than longleafs.
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He said the Fish and Wildlife Service has programs that pay landowners up to 50 percent of the costs of restoring a forest in exchange for a 10 - to 15-year commitment to keep growing the longleafs.
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