Loblolly Pines, State Forest Nursery in Autaugaville

In 1939, the Alabama Forestry Commission moved the State Forest Nursery to this location near Autaugaville, Autauga County. Planted in 1949, these loblolly pines were thought to be infected with white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola).

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Photo courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
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