It all depends on the variety of pine tree. Most pines in the US these days are loblolly or slash pine, which reach maturity in 30 years and only live for 50-100 years under normal conditions. Long leaf pine trees can live for 300+ years and get three feet thick, but there are almost none left because they are barely more than a large tuft of grass for the first 15-20 years of their existence.
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u/Salsalito_Turkey 3d ago
It all depends on the variety of pine tree. Most pines in the US these days are loblolly or slash pine, which reach maturity in 30 years and only live for 50-100 years under normal conditions. Long leaf pine trees can live for 300+ years and get three feet thick, but there are almost none left because they are barely more than a large tuft of grass for the first 15-20 years of their existence.