The word kosher means proper or acceptable, and it has informally entered the English language with that meaning. But kosher laws have their origin in the Bible, and are detailed in the Talmud and the other codes of Jewish traditions.
Loblolly pine needles and mature cone Significance Loblolly pine is the most commercially important tree species in the southeastern United States, responsible for the majority of the harvested timber. Some of the products derived from this species include lumber, polls, pulp for paper and cardboard production, and biomass used for heat energy and biofuels.
Longleaf pine can grow to a height of about 150 feet and a diameter of nearly four feet. The Legislature first designated the state as the Southern pine tree in 1949. Because there are so many kinds of pine trees, the Southern Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Miller), was specified as the state tree of Alabama by the Legislature in 1997.