Congaree Self Guided Boardwalk Tour Stop #13

Stop #13

Quick Facts

Location:

33.8231, -80.8182

Significance:

Tour stop

Lightning Strikes

As they grow, loblolly pines emerge above the canopy. Loblollies are the tallest trees in the forest, making them easy targets for lightning strikes. The damage from a lightning strike to the tree is actually an opportunity for beetles, termites, and fungi to thrive. There was once a tree just off the trail with evidence of a lightning strike, but that tree has fallen.