Pinus strobus
White Pine
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White Pine (Pinus strobus) - Description
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.
White Pine (Pinus strobus) - Blooming
The leaves persist for about 2-4 years and longer for some species. The buds produced in winter are often resinouse. Pinus is monoecious. The female cones are brown and take 2-3 years to ripen. Male cones are found at the base of the plant.
White Pine (Pinus strobus) - Growth
Evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs. Pines grow best in full sun. Some species are slow growing and work well in a rock garden or as part of a border. Pines make good windbreaks and are suitable specimen trees.
White Pine (Pinus strobus) - Planting
Sow seeds in containers in a cold frame in spring.
White Pine (Pinus strobus) - Pest
Mealybugs, sawfly, scale insects, caterpillars, miners, and borers. Other issues include butt rot, tar spot, cone rust, pitch canker, blister rust, blights, and brown cubical rot.
White Pine (Pinus strobus) - Interesting facts
The leaves of P. aristata persist for up to 20 years.
White Pine (Pinus strobus) - Soil and irrigation
Grows in any soil as long as it is well-draining.
