FREE: Native White Pine - Baby Tree

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Photos 1, 2 and 4 are baby white pine trees on my property. You will receive one of these or comparable! Photo 3 is their mama!!!

Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus L.

Common names: Northern White Pine, White Pine, Northern Pine, Soft Pine, Weymouth Pine, Pin Blanc

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Eastern White Pine holds the title of the tallest native conifer in the Northeast. Typically, it grows 75-100 ft tall and in extremely good sites, 150 ft is possible. Trunk diameter is usually between 2-4 ft. Eastern White Pine is a long lived tree, reaching 200 years of age, possibly up to 450 years. A rapid grower, at 20 years, heights of 40 ft can be expected and at 40 years, 60 ft can be achieved.

Eastern white pine's bark is smooth and gray on young trees, becoming broken into small plates when mature. The root system is deep, 40 inches or so, with spreading laterals and has no distinct tap root. The needles are 3-5 inches long, bundled in 5's and dark green. They are soft, flexible, fine and persist to the second year. Beginning at age 5-10, curved, 4-8 inch long spine free cones start growing. Male strobili open and disperse pollen from April to June, depending on location. It will take 2 years for cones to mature. Seeds are typical of pines in their small size, .08 inches, brown color and single winged. Dispersal is from August to September.

Eastern White Pine prefers moist, well-drained, sandy loam soils with a pH range of 4.0-6.5; however, it grows on nearly all soil types. It establishes on sites at both ends of the moisture scale from wet bogs and stream beds to sand plains and rocky outcroppings.