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The White Pine is a straight-stemmed evergreen tree, usually obtaining a height of 50-75 feet, with a trunk diameter of 2 to 5 feet. The bark is dark, grayish brown, has perpendicular seams in small segments. The needles are soft, three sided, 3 to 4 inches long, light or dark bluish green, the inner side having a white stripe, and appearing in clusters of five. The flowers are seen in late spring, the staminate are oval, and have 6 to 8 scales at the base. The pistillate are in long-stemmed, cylinder-shaped catkins. The large dark brown cones are 4-6 inches long, narrow, and cylindrical, with a slight curve. The scales are broad and wedge-shaped, thin at the top, and without spines. The cones fall during the second winter. The White Pine can be found in light, sandy soil from Minnesota to Northern Georgia and east to New Jersey.
Information about this plant from the USDA Plants Database.
Information from the TreeGuide from Athenic Systems.
This page was last updated 12 Jun 2003.