Walk on History
"Thousand year old [Cypress] trees may become 150
feet high, and twelve feet in diameter, but more often
they approach 120 feet high and three to five feet in
diameter-" -The American Forestry Association
"The old growth cypress is king of them all, and with
exception of the giant redwood, I consider the most
beautiful tree that I know of... A large stand of old
growth Longleaf Yellow Pine should be preserved for its
singular beauty.... A few of these trees are beautiful to
see, or even one, but the experience of walking through a
forest of them, so that when well in it, you see nothing
else, is something to remember."
Thomas Hilton High Water on the Bar
“We find ourselves on the entrance of a vast plain which
extends west sixty or seventy miles....This plain is
mostly a forest of the great long-leaved pine, the earth
covered with grass, interspersed with an infinite variety
of herbaceous plants, and embellished with extensive
savannas, always green, sparkling with ponds of
water....”
William Bartram,
1791
Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia,...
Heart Pine, also known as Southern Longleaf Pine, Pitch
Pine, or Old Growth Pine was originally found only in the
South United States, filling a crescent shaped area of
about 90 million acres along the east coast from Virginia
through Florida and around to Texas.
Soon after the colonization of North America, the
majestic Longleaf Pine was discovered to be a valuable
resource due to its size strength and beauty. Reaching
full maturity can take up to five centuries for these
incredible trees, creating a tight-grained, incredibly
strong and beautiful wood.
Heavily harvesting this resource, settlers used the wood
for construction and export to Europe. Strong as steel,
heart pine was used to build about eighty percent of
homes and other structures in the deep south. Four out
of five historic homes in Savannah, Georgia are
constructed of these incredible woods.
The Old Growth forests today are a mere two percent of
their original size, and are finally a protected resource.
Southern Pine Company is dedicated to keeping antique
construction materials such as these from going into
landfills, where they will be forever lost. Much of this
material originates from the 18th and 19th century,
proving that the durability of this vintage wood is second
to none.
"Thousand year old [Cypress] trees may become 150
feet high, and twelve feet in diameter, but more often
they approach 120 feet high and three to five feet in
diameter-" -The American Forestry Association
"The old growth cypress is king of them all, and with
exception of the giant redwood, I consider the most
beautiful tree that I know of... A large stand of old
growth Longleaf Yellow Pine should be preserved for its
singular beauty.... A few of these trees are beautiful to
see, or even one, but the experience of walking through a
forest of them, so that when well in it, you see nothing
else, is something to remember."
Thomas Hilton High Water on the Bar
“We find ourselves on the entrance of a vast plain which
extends west sixty or seventy miles....This plain is
mostly a forest of the great long-leaved pine, the earth
covered with grass, interspersed with an infinite variety
of herbaceous plants, and embellished with extensive
savannas, always green, sparkling with ponds of
water....”
William Bartram,
1791
Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia,...
Heart Pine, also known as Southern Longleaf Pine, Pitch
Pine, or Old Growth Pine was originally found only in the
South United States, filling a crescent shaped area of
about 90 million acres along the east coast from Virginia
through Florida and around to Texas.
Soon after the colonization of North America, the
majestic Longleaf Pine was discovered to be a valuable
resource due to its size strength and beauty. Reaching
full maturity can take up to five centuries for these
incredible trees, creating a tight-grained, incredibly
strong and beautiful wood.
Heavily harvesting this resource, settlers used the wood
for construction and export to Europe. Strong as steel,
heart pine was used to build about eighty percent of
homes and other structures in the deep south. Four out
of five historic homes in Savannah, Georgia are
constructed of these incredible woods.
The Old Growth forests today are a mere two percent of
their original size, and are finally a protected resource.
Southern Pine Company is dedicated to keeping antique
construction materials such as these from going into
landfills, where they will be forever lost. Much of this
material originates from the 18th and 19th century,
proving that the durability of this vintage wood is second
to none.
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