{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-145-3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-3","heading":"State tree.","body":"The pine is hereby adopted as the official State tree of the State of North Carolina, and the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) is designated as the emblem representing the trees of North Carolina. (1963, c. 41; 2023-63, s. 8.)","path":["Chapter 145. State Symbols and Other Official Adoptions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_145/GS_145-3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:23:07Z","sha256":"213b8b3174632260584979595b5e7ad8cff35c7b3cf345ee3c47d7b5d4786b65","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-145-2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-145-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}