Bob, Thats a good question! I think Pines- Slash, Loblolly, LL would dominate in upland areas with mixed Oak. Except along and in wet areas you would have Cypress, Gum etc. Live Oak would dominate the coastal region with mixed pine, with other oak species. And lets not forget the invasives that would develop. One interesting note since Hurricane Katrina most of the Pines, Magnolia along the coast have died, making a huge grove of mostly Live Oak. With little development going on there due to extreme insurance cost it is starting to look like a contuinous grove of Live Oak in many areas along the 25 mile beach. I was wishing that some of the cities would leave some areas upspoiled for parks, nature trails, picnics etc. I'll get some photos today and do a more indepth post. I also will count the number of Live Oaks in a mile to get an estimate of how many Live Oaks line the beach from Biloxi Bay to Bay of Saint Louis. I've been wanting to do this for sometime. That wil be way cool! Larry
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