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  Eastern White Pine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) is a large pine native to eastern North America, occurring from Newfoundland west to Minnesota and southeasternmost Manitoba, and south along the Appalachian Mountains to the extreme north of Georgia.
Eastern White Pine is the tallest tree in eastern North America.
Eastern White Pine is the Provincial tree of Ontario and the State tree of Maine and Michigan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eastern_White_Pine   (678 words)

  
 Pinus Strobus: Eastern White Pine
Thus, white pine is considered to be the largest of all pine species found in the United States.
White pine has a broad geographic range, growing from Newfoundland to Manitoba, and through the northern United States to northern and eastern Ohio, and then southward along the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia and North and South Carolina.
White pine is intermediate in shade tolerance, and is commonly associated with Eastern hemlock and various northern hardwoods.
www.chattoogariver.org /Articles/1999FW/Pinus.htm   (763 words)

  
 National Christmas Tree Association: ARIZONA CYPRESS
White pine is considered to be the largest pine in the United States.
White pine weevil is the major insect pest, and one which deforms trees by killing the terminal shoots.
White pine has very little aroma, but, conversely, is reported to result in fewer allergic reactions than do some of the more aromatic species.
www.realchristmastrees.org /treetype/e_wht_pn.html   (660 words)

  
 WildWNC.org : Trees : Eastern White Pine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The growth of white pine in plantations in eastern Tennessee was found to decrease with increased plasticity of the B horizon (71).
White pine seedlings in the vicinity of recent pine timber cuttings often are attacked by the pales weevil (Hylobius pales).
Also, white pine is damaged by deer browsing; ice and snow, which often cause limb and stem breakage; sulfur dioxide in stack gases resulting from large scale burning of coal and oil refining; fluorine gas from brick kilns; atmospheric ozone; and sea-salt spray (11,26,33,58).
wildwnc.org /trees/Pinus_strobus.html   (6787 words)

  
 pine on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
PINE [pine] common name for members of the Pinaceae, a family of resinous woody trees with needlelike, usually evergreen leaves.
Pinus (the true pines) is the largest and most widespread genus, characteristic of many north temperate regions (except the plains), especially at lower altitudes, and in a few tropical regions, notably on mountain slopes.
An overview of Lone Pine orders in toxic tort litigation: by requiring plaintiffs to produce early in discovery the specifics of their claims, judicial resources are preserved and contentions sharpened.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/pine_OtherSpeciesinthePineFamily.asp   (1380 words)

  
 Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This pine is common in the Mountains and frequently planted in the Piedmont of North Carolina.
There is a relict native population not too far away at the White Pines Natural Area in Chatham and Lee Counties at the confluence of the Deep and Rocky Rivers - hanging on because of the cool microclimate.
This was photographed at the White Pines Preserve in Chatham Co., NC 6/18/05.
www.duke.edu /~cwcook/trees/pist.html   (152 words)

  
 EEK! - Eastern White Pine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The white pine has a straight stem and a nice pyramid shape with soft gray-green needles, making it one of the most majestic trees in the state.
You can remember that the white pine has five needles per bundle by counting the number of letters in the word white (5).
White pine is very susceptible to air pollution damage and can be an indicator of poor air quality.
www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/veg/trees/whtpine.htm   (182 words)

  
 Forest Trees of Maine - Eastern White Pine
The abundance and value of eastern white pine in Maine has caused it to be known as the: Pine Tree State.
Lumber production reached its peak in1909 but white pine is still the principal lumber species and continues to contribute greatly to the economy of the state.
White pine occurs in all localities in the state in moist situations, on uplands, and on sandy soil, but develops best on fertile, well-drained soils.
www.scarborough.k12.me.us /high/projects/trees/whitepine.htm   (544 words)

  
 Eastern White Pine - PA DCNR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This is the only pine native to Pennsylvania with 5 needles per cluster.
It is one of the most valuable timber trees, found in moist or dry woodlands throughout the state and often planted as an ornamental in large open areas.
Inner bark of white pine is a preferred winter food of porcupine and deer browse the twigs.
www.dcnr.state.pa.us /forestry/commontr/ewhitep.htm   (157 words)

  
 Eastern White Pine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
White pine grows on nearly all the soils within its range, but generally competes best on well drained sandy soils of low to medium site quality.
White pine also grows on fine sandy loams and silt-loam soils with either good or impeded drainage when there is no hardwood competition during the establishment period-as on old fields and pastures, bums, and blowdowns.
White pine was once a dominant forest species in the north central and northeastern United States.
www.landscape-america.com /trees/eastern_white_pine.html   (595 words)

  
 Eastern White Pine
The larvae of White Pine weevils feed on the sapwood of the leaders and this is devastating to the tree.
Pine needle scale is a white, elongated scale found on the needles.
White Pine decline is used to describe the slow decline of trees planted in dry, clay soils low in organic matter.
www.bonsai-bci.com /species/strobus.html   (1137 words)

  
 John Bailey: Eastern White Pine
The distribution of white pine coincides reasonably with that part of eastern North America where the July temperature averages between 65 and 74 degrees F(Eastern White Pine, ncsu.edu).
Eastern White pine also grows on fine sand loams and slit loam soils with either good or impeded drainage when there is no hardwood competition during the establishment period, such as on old fields, pastures, and burns.
The Eastern White pine should not be planted in heavy clay soils (Eastern White Pine, ncsu.edu).
www.radford.edu /~jbailey2/bio335project/easternwhitepine.html   (552 words)

  
 EASTERN WHITE PINE - Pinus strobus
Eastern White Pine is an excellent ornamental conifer and is also an important timber species.
Eastern White Pine is native in the lake states and eastward.
Eastern White Pine is very susceptible to damage from air pollutants.
www.mnpower.com /treebook/fact72.html   (117 words)

  
 Landowner Fact Sheets - eastern white pine
Eastern white pine is a valuable and versatile tree native to the eastern U.S. and the eastern provinces of Canada.
Eastern white pine needles are 3 to 5 inches long, and occur in bundles of 5.
White pine (also called ship-mast pine) had a pivotal role in the American revolution, and provided lumber for colonial expansion westward.
www.cnr.vt.edu /DENDRO/landownerfactsheets/detail.cfm?genus=Pinus&species=strobus   (206 words)

  
 Eastern White Pine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
White pine was exported to England where it was used in shipbuilding.
White pine prefers well-drained, sandy soil, but it is found from rocky ridges to sphagnum bogs.
White pine is used to manufacture furniture, doors and windows, mouldings, interior wood trim and decorative veneers.
www.domtar.com /arbre/english/p_pin.htm   (154 words)

  
 White Pine:craft wood
Eastern White Pine is the most common craft wood in my area.
For these reasons, eastern white is used extensively in all areas of woodworking, cabinets, scrollsaw and craft work, folk art and even wood turning for table legs.
The heartwood of the eastern white pine is pale brown, with occasional reddy brown streaks.
www.thewoodbox.com /data/wood/wpinenfo.htm   (509 words)

  
 OLD GROWTH EASTERN WHITE PINE FOREST: AN ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEM
To do this, it was assumed that the amount of forest dominated by eastern white pine in the "important admixture" category was 10% of the amount dominated by eastern white pine in the "best development" category, and that the amount in the "range extention" category was 10% of the amount in the "important admixture" category.
These percentages for the three categories of eastern white pine forest abundance on the WPR map were then used to estimate the area dominated by eastern white pine forest in all 31 political jurisdictions within the natural range of eastern white pine.
To estimate the amount of old-growth eastern white pine forest remaining in all 31 political jurisdictions a survey was conducted (Quinby and Giroux 1993).
www.ancientforest.org /flb2.html   (1477 words)

  
 White Pine Tree - The best tree products, sites and information on the web today!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
White pine tree White pine tree Photograph Pinus strobus is planted across the road from the parking lot.
White Pine Tree -- Pinus strobus (PI-nus STROH-bus) The White Pine tree originates from the eastern United States and is an evergreen...
The white pine is a large, straight-stemmed tree with a pyramidal...
tree.goodwebdir.com /index.php?k=white-pine-tree   (1091 words)

  
 Pinus Strobus / Eastern White Pine
Pinus Strobus / Eastern White Pine White pine is a traditional favorite in northern landscapes that grows well in situations mimicking its native habitat.
Eastern White Pine suffers from application of roadside de-icing salts and is sensitive to air pollution, especially ozone and sulfur dioxide.
Something always seems to be falling from this pine tree; needles, sap, branches, and fruit appear on nearby cars, roofs and sidewalks year round.
www.treefind.com /white_pine.asp   (384 words)

  
 Pinus strobus: Eastern White Pine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Eastern White Pine has soft blue-green needles borne in groups of five although foliage color varies greatly from one tree to the next.
Young White Pines are quite tolerant of half-day shade while mature White Pines prefer a sunny location and tolerate loamy, moist, well-drained soils.
Eastern White Pine is susceptible to salt injury from roads or drain fields and is sensitive to air pollution (particularly ozone and sulfur dioxide).
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /ST473   (1094 words)

  
 pinus strobus english
Distribution: Eastern white pine is native to North America from Newfoundland, the Anticosti Islands and the Gaspe’ Peninsula of Quebec, west to central and western Ontario and extreme southeast Manitoba, south to southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa, east to northern Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and south to northern Georgia and northwest South Carolina.
The Tree: Eastern white pine grows to heights of 100 feet with a diameter of 3 to 6 feet.
General Wood Characteristics: The heartwood of Eastern white pine is a light brown, sometimes with a reddish tinge, turning darker on exposure.
www2.fpl.fs.fed.us /TechSheets/SoftwoodNA/htmlDocs/pinusstrobus.html   (513 words)

  
 Eastern White Pine
Eastern White Pine is the largest pine tree in Virginia.
Pine needles are in small clumps of five, and each one grows up to five inches long.
Eastern White Pine is used as lumber for construction, pulp (paper), cabinets, furniture, door frames, boats, coffins, matches, paneling, boxes, and crates.
www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/eastern_white_pine.htm   (287 words)

  
 Eastern White Pine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 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 White Pine can be found in light, sandy soil from Minnesota to Northern Georgia and east to New Jersey.
bio.bd.psu.edu /plant_web/Pinaceae/White_Pine_03.html   (143 words)

  
 Eastern White Pine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
White pine was logged heavily in the 18th and 19th centuries for masts as well as building materials and furniture.
Snowshoe hares, white-tailed deer, and cottontails browse the foliage; the bark is eaten by various mammals.
The state tree and flower of Maine are the eastern white pine and its cone, respectively.
www.sustainableunh.unh.edu /tree/Tours/EWPineTour.html   (438 words)

  
 DWARF EASTERN WHITE PINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This Dwarf White Pine is perfect for grouping with Sugar Tyme Crabapple, (Malus x `Sutyzam`), Kwanzan Flowering Cherry, (Prunus serrulata `Kwanzan`) or Mottled Dogwood, (Cornus alba `Gouchaulti`).
It is native to most of Eastern North America and is often the dominant coniferous species.
John Kunkel Small 1869-1938 of the NY Botanical Garden attempted to reclassify this tree into its own genus as Strobus strobus along with the western white pine, Strobus monticola, but neither survived in the references.
www.monrovia.com /plantinf.nsf/0/38944D38E4DE3FF18825684D00720BAC   (383 words)

  
 CyberYard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Second growth eastern white pine trees are typically 80 feet to 110 feet tall.
Eastern white pine is the largest of the northeastern conifers.
A very large tree with relatively few horizontal big limbs, the Eastern white pine is one of the tallest timber trees in the Northeast.
www.cyberyard.com /woodlibrary/woodpage.php3?selectName=33   (441 words)

  
 eastern white pine
It is easy to recognize in the forest because the branches at the top of the tree tend to lean on one side due to constant exposure of prevailing wind.
The pine needles are so soft that they look like they are dancing in the wind.
Eastern white pine is the most valuable softwood lumber in eastern Canada because it can be used in various lumber product such as doors, moldings, trim, siding, paneling, plywood, furniture and cabinet work.
www.unb.ca /courses/for1000/trees/TreeInfo/whitepine.htm   (127 words)

  
 Eastern white pine: Minnesota DNR
Cones are 4" to 8" long, cylindrical with thin and usually very gummy scales, each containing two small winged seeds; cones mature at end of second season.
Important throughout the northern, central, and eastern parts of the state; also found scattered along the Mississippi River as far south as Houston County; thrives on fertile, well-drained soil; intermediate in shade tolerance.
White pine blister rust, white pine weevil, and deer browsing are prob-lems that take a heavy toll on the tree?s survival.
www.dnr.state.mn.us /trees_shrubs/conifers/easternwhitepine.html   (210 words)

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