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Prefers full sun and slightly acidic soil. Does not tolerate salt or heavy air pollution.
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Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Your guide to planting, growing, and getting to know this plant.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Eastern White Pine care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Pinus strobus
- Common names
- Weymouth Pine
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Pinus
- Species
- P. strobus
Growing with your kit
The Seeds In A Cup® greenhouse lid protects the fragile early 'candles' (new growth) of the pine seedling.
Propagation
By seed.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Fast-growing (up to 3 feet per year). Can live for 200-400 years.
Growing conditions
Well-drained soils and cool humid climates.
Weather & tolerances
Moderate drought tolerance; low salt tolerance.
Pests & plant health
White pine blister rust and White pine weevil.
Plant safety
Safe; pine needles are high in Vitamin C (tea).
Botanical features
A large evergreen conifer with soft, blue-green needles in bundles of five. Features long, slender, resinous cones.
Varieties
‘Nana’ (Dwarf), ‘Fastigiata’.
Garden & everyday uses
The most important timber pine in the NE. historically used for ship masts. Popular ornamental
Native range & distribution
Eastern North America, from Canada to the Appalachians.
Conservation
Secure; backbone of Eastern reforestation.
Name origins
Latin ‘pinus’ (Pine); ‘strobus’ refers to the cone-bearing nature.
History
Known as the 'Tree of Peace' by the Iroquois Confederacy; its needles in bundles of 5 symbolized the 5 united nations.