Loblolly Pine

Name: Loblolly Pine
SKU: 1454
Availability: InStock

$75.00 – $95.00

In 1932, after winning the presidency for the first time, Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered a six-room Georgia pine house to be built on his property in Warm Springs, GA. This house was his retreat throughout his presidency and became known as the Little White House. During FDR’s presidency and the Great Depression, he developed many New Deal Programs based upon his experiences in this small town. Our FDR Loblolly Pine grew from a tree that stands on the property of the Little White House in Warm Springs.

Additional information

Weight	15 lbs
Dimensions	15 × 15 × 72 in
Growth Rate	SM
Hardiness	6-9
Height	60-80'
Sapling Size	Small, Medium
Spread	Variable

Sapling Size

SKU: N/A Categories: Loblolly Pine, US Presidents

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Warm Springs – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House

At Warm Springs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States found the strength to resume his political career and a positive outlet for his own personal struggle with polio. Roosevelt loved Warm Springs and built the Little White House in 1932 while governor of New York. The Little White House is an unpretentious house built from long leaf pine trees surrounding Warm Springs, Ga. The long leaf pine was one of Roosevelt’s favorite trees because of its strength and use in building.

Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation

The seeding was presented to "The Clearing" at Ivy Green by the Alabama Forestry Commission. The Moon Tree seedling, a loblolly pine, was planted in "The Clearing" in October, 1976.

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Chestnut Oak

Warm Springs – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House

At Warm Springs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States found the strength to resume his political career and a positive outlet for his own personal struggle with polio through the creation of the Warm Springs Foundation. Influenced by his experiences in this rural area, President Roosevelt developed New Deal programs, such as

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Southern Magnolia

Warm Springs – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House

At Warm Springs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States found the strength to resume his political career and a positive outlet for his own personal struggle with polio through the creation of the Warm Springs Foundation. Influenced by his experiences in this rural area, President Roosevelt developed New Deal programs, such as

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Sourwood

Warm Springs – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House

In 1932, after winning the presidency for the first time, Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered a six-room Georgia pine house to be built on his property in Warm Springs, GA. This house was his retreat throughout his presidency and became known as the Little White House. During FDR’s presidency and the Great Depression, he developed many New Deal Programs based upon his experiences in this small town. Our FDR Sourwood grew from a tree that stands on the property of the Little White House in Warm Springs.

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