Pete Oxford / Longleaf pine forest (Pinus palustris) Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, native species to southeastern USA, May 2011

Pete Oxford / Prescribed burn in longleaf pine forest, The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Telfair County, Georgia, USA

Pete Oxford / Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) forest after fire showing barren understory, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) seedling showing long needles, Georgia

Todd Pusser / Black phase Fox squirrel {Sciurus niger} on Longleaf pine, North Carolina, USA.

Todd Pusser / Black phase Fox squirrel {Sciurus niger} on trunk of Longleaf pine tree, North Carolina, USA.

Pete Oxford / Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) seedling after prescribed burn, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) tree with cone at base, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) forest, Georgia