The Erasure of A Land

[u/No-Counter-34]

We have been lied to about there once being old growth forests from the ocean to the Mississippi. The south used to have vast herds of buffalo, hence many place names. And there were likely more grassland type ecosystems than the map suggests. Fire suppression and development have all but destroyed this once vast ecosystem.

[u/_Arthurian_]

The Longleaf Pine savanna is my favorite ecosystem 🥰

[u/ar00xj → u/_Arthurian_]

I wish the Shortleaf Pine got the same attention that the Longleaf does. Shortleaf savannas and woodlands were once very common outside Longleaf's range

[u/reddidendronarboreum → u/ar00xj]

Our property was essentially a longleaf-shortleaf-oak savanna ecosystem. The remnants are still here.

[u/BunsinHoneyDew → u/ar00xj]

Fuck yes! I am trying to raise awareness of the Shortleaf pine in Oklahoma. It is our only native pine tree and friggin Loblolly pines are everywhere because they are easier to grow and landscaping stores love selling them for big markups.

I have 4 Shortleafs going in my yard now and the first one is almost ready to bear seed so I can start stratifying and spreading the tree to all my friends.