Eastern White Pine
(Pinus strobus L.)
LEAVES: Evergreen needles in clusters of 5, soft flexible, 3-sided, 2½"-5" long, and bluish green. This is the only pine native to Pennsylvania with 5 needles per cluster.
Eastern White Pine
The many forms and types of pines can be found in northern temperate zones and on mountains in the tropics. Some grow rapidly, others slowly. Some have silvery foliage, others are dark green.
46. Eastern White Pine
(Pinus strobus)
Other Common Names: White Pine, Northern White Pine, Soft Pine, Weymouth Pine, Tree Of Great Peace
Family: Pinaceae ...
eastern white pine Pinaceae Pinus strobus L. symbol: PIST
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Eastern White Pine PI-nus STRO-bus
Conifer, evergreen tree, 30-60 ft (9-18 m), in youth a symmetrical pyramid, open, soft, pleasant appearance; with age, is composed of several horizontal and ascending branches.
Eastern White Pine is a tall tree with 3-5.5" needles. Its bark starts smooth and gray, and as it ages the bark becomes black and cracked and the crown becomes irregular.
Plant Types:
Perennial, Tree ...
Eastern White Pine
(Pinus strobus LINN.)
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Pine, White ...
Eastern White Pine
(Pinus strobus)
50 to 100 feet in height and 20 to 40 feet in spread. Rapid growth, growing more than 2 feet per year.
Groves of eastern white pines make spectacular additions to large scale landscapes and provide food and shelter for birds and wildlife.
Description ...
Soft Pine 1. Eastern White Pine (Pw) Pinus strobus
Silhouette of mature Eastern White Pine
leaves ...
Eastern white pine is a tree to fall in love with. Its blue-green needles, in bundles of five, are exceptionally long, soft and pliable.
Eastern White Pine
Pinaceae
needles arranged 5 per fascicle
needles soft, thin-textured, slightly drooping
needles green-blue in color, rather long, pliable
needles have serrated margins (compare to P. flexilis with smooth margins) ...
Columnar Eastern White Pine [English]: Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata'
Columnar English Oak [English]: Quercus robur L. forma fastigiata (Lam.) O.Schwarz
Columnar European Beach [English]: Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk' ...
mugo Mugo Pine Pinus nigra Austrian Pine Pinus parviflora Japanese White Pine Pinus parviflora 'Glauca' Japanese White Pine Pinus peuce Balkan Pine Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus 'Contorta' Contorted White Pine Pinus strobus ...
Often associated with coniferous trees, most typically Eastern White Pine.
White Pine Blister Rust affects the Eastern White Pine. The fungus, Cronartium ribicola, causes the disease. The fungus has five stages, two of which are completed in the pine and three are completed in nearby host plants.
Pine (Pinus species)
Siberian pine, Eastern white pine, Korean pine, Jack pine, Ponderosa pie, Scots pine (Pinus strobus, Pinus sibirica, Pinus koraiensis, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus banksiana, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus mugo)
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Species and varieties
Strobus strobus synonym of Pinus strobus (Eastern White Pine)
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Hardiness Zones:
1 ...
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 See also: Pine, Pinus, Green, Evergreen, May
  
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