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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

[ Trees > Conifers > Pines . . . ] Forest Type: Eastern Pine & Plantations

Range

Needles 2-4 inches long, in clusters of 5; cones 4-8 inches long, with many thin scales; growing in the east.

Habitat: In pure stands or with other conifers; often planted in plantations; eastern.

Stature: 90-180 feet high (typically about 100 feet high); to 2.5 feet in diameter; symmetrical; branches slender, drooping.

Needles: Mostly 2-4 inches long; dark green; in bundles of 5; twisted.

Bark: 1.5 inches thick at maturity; grayish and fairly smooth when young; when mature with dark gray plates separated by furrows.

Cones: Slender; 4-8 inches; scales thin.

Source: Preston, R. J. (1989). North American Trees. Ames: Iowa State UP.

Frequent Mushroom Associates:

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Further Online Information:

Eastern White Pine USFS Fact Sheet (PDF File)
Eastern White Pine at eNature
Eastern White Pine at Pennsylvania DCNR

Pinus strobus

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Kuo, M. (2003, August). Eastern white pine (Pinus ponderosa). Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/trees/pinus_strobus.html