Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) — Signature Fine Art Print

The Loblolly Pine is the signature tree of the American South, a fast-growing giant of the coastal plain and the East Texas Piney Woods. Its long needles grow in bundles of three, and its prickly, reddish-brown cones are a familiar sight across southern forests from Texas to Virginia.

In this tall-format plate, Robert O'Brien shows the Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) at full height alongside a life-size cone and needle bundle. He lettered the scientific name by hand in the lower corner and signed the plate himself.

Looking for his typeset version? See his Loblolly Pine print.

From The Signature Collection. Robert O'Brien lettered the scientific name on this plate by hand and signed it, a personal mark that sets it apart from his typeset series. See all Signature prints.

About the print

• Hand-lettered and signed by the artist on the plate
• Museum-quality giclée on 100% cotton rag Cold Press fine art paper, matte finish
• Archival inks, printed to order in the USA
• Available in large format up to 24x36"
• Ships unframed. Frame under glass or acrylic for best preservation.

About the artist

Robert O'Brien was one of the most prolific and widely published botanical illustrators in the United States. Specializing in trees for more than three decades, he illustrated nearly 100 forestry field guides and nature education publications for clients from Florida to Alaska, including the USDA Forest Service, the Smithsonian, the National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, with work also published in Austria, Canada, Sweden, Brazil and Mexico.

Educated at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Madrid, where he studied the master paintings of the Prado, he developed a distinctive method blending traditional painting with digital technique, achieving a level of botanical accuracy and detail rarely seen in the genre. His archive of more than 500 tree and plant illustrations is now cared for by his daughter, artist Kelly O'Brien.

"When I've nailed it, when I've gotten it right, that piece will go on living, long after I walk away from it." — Robert O'Brien