Found in zones 6B through 9B, loblolly pine is today’s most common choice for pine plantations. In the landscape this giant often reaches between 50 and 80 feet tall, but can grow up to 100 feet, with a graceful, spreading crown. It prefers loamy soil and is almost never found in wet ground or sand pine scrub areas. Because loblolly quickly colonizes abandoned fields it is also called “old field pine.”