Pinus strobus

Eastern White Pine

Family: Pinaceae

Native Region: Eastern US and Canada

Plant Community: Northern Hardwood, Old Field, Red Maple Swamp, Oak Hickory

Size: 50-80′ tall, 20-40′ wide

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Habitat: Found in anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), forest edges, forests, swamps, woodlands and is rapid growing and long-lived. It prefers fertile, acidic, moist soil in cool, humid climates in full sun to partial shade, but can tolerant a range of soil types from dry to wet and even hydric (constantly saturated or inundated with water).

Leaf: Blue-ish green needles, evergreen.

Flower: Non-flowering

Ecosystem services: Tolerates deer, rabbit, winter conditions. Intolerant to compacted, clay, alkaline soil and air pollutants, making it a poor choice for urban conditions, but its soil preferences make it a good choice for a floodplain tree for interventions or sites which will be periodically inundated with water.Wind tolerant and used as a wind-break. This can be helpful in siting it for passive design or for protecting other species.