| Description | White Pine (Pinus strobus) A very large growing conifer. Probably best used in parks and larger proprieties. |
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| Pronunciation | (PIE-nus((STROH-bus) |
| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | Grows best in full sun but will tolerate some shade. |
| Moisture | average to moist, not constantly dry |
| Soil & Site | Grows best in fertile, well drained acid soils. In more basic soils it may develop chlorosis, which I have seen many times in our neutral to basic soils of southeastern Wisconsin. |
| Fruit | cones are 6-8" long by 1.25" thick and take two to three years to develop. |
| Leaves | The needles are: in groups of five, bluish green and last for 2-3 years. It is a very resinous tree. |
| Stems | Bark on young trees is smooth and becomes gray and furrowed with age. |
| Dimensions | A fast growing tree reaching up to 80 feet tall in the landscape and even double that in natural sites. Young trees are pyramidal in shape but developed a distinctive layered look with age. I call this a pagoda style of growth. The tree has an over all soft look. |
| Maintenance | Having used this pine a few times and seeing it being used many times and it has a has a bad habit. When planted in the landscape the plant will usually be full. As it adjusts to the new environment it will drop a good portion of its leaves. This creates a lot of anguish for the new owner. |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | White Pine not only was valued as a source of lumber but the trees made superb ship masts. AKA: , Weymouth Pine |
| Author's Notes | On the property my parents owned in northern Wisconsin (USA), there were many very large White Pine trees. Many of which I climbed and become covered with the plants pitch. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) , #39-The Natural History of Trees (Donald Cultrose Pattie), #66-Trees of Eastern and North central USA and Canada (Harlow), #136-Gardening with Conifers (Adrian Bloom) |
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