Pinus strobus
Object Details
- Description
- The state tree of Maine and Missouri, the eastern white pine was logged heavily for ship masts in the 1600, 1700, and 1800s. While few old-growth stands remain, this is still the largest conifer found in eastern and upper Midwest forests.
- The eastern white pine is listed as Rare in Indiana.
- Hardiness
- -40 - 10 F
- Ethnobotanical Uses
- Used as a Christmas tree. Once heavily logged for masts.
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2024-0509A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Evergreen tree
- Average Height
- 50-80'
- Bark Characteristics
- Gray to gray-green, furrowed to scaly when old. New stems are slightly silvery and smooth.
- Cone Characteristics
- Light brown, curved with pointed tip, pendant, and often cluster in upper third of tree. 6-8" long.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Thin, flexible, light green needles with serrated margins and 2 stomatal lines on underside. 5 needles per fasicle. 4" long.
- Structure
- Young: conical Mature: loses defined shape
- Range
- C and E Canada to Guatemala
- Habitat
- Mixed forests with other conifers and broad-leaved trees; 50-2200 meters
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- National Museum of Natural History
- Common Name
- Eastern White Pine
- Northern White Pine
- White Pine
- Soft Pine
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Pinidae
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Pinus
- Species
- strobus
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2024-0509A
- Usage
- CC0
