Longleaf Pine Bottlebrush

0401317

Edition of 500

In the following, Image Width x Height (Mat Width x Height) in inches; p=print only; m=single matted; f=double matted and framed:

W/H=1.33; 12x9 (16x13), p$51, m$71, f$165; 16x12 (22x18), p$85, m$106, f$226; 20x15 (27x22), p$127, m$153, f$303; 24x18 (32x26), p$179, m$208, f$387; 28x21 (38x31), p$241, m$272, f$481; 32x24 (42x34), p$312, m$349, f$595; 36x27 (47.5x38.5) p$393, m$432, f$713

Longleaf pine seedlings look like clumps of wiregrass for about 7 years, then shoot up quickly with no branches, forming a "bottlebrush", perhaps escaping death by fire until the bark has thickened. This close-in but wide-angle shot captures surrounding growth in a fire-managed area of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Summer, 2004.

© 2004 Thomas Martin Eads