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Where did eastern white pine forests historically grow in North America?
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A stand of stone pines (Pinus pinea) in Doñana National Park near Seville, Spain.
Historically, the eastern white pine formed extensive forests across a vast range in North America. Its historical distribution spanned from Newfoundland to Manitoba in the north, stretched from Minnesota to Maine, and extended southward into the mountains of Georgia.1
Due to intensive logging over a long period, very few old-growth trees remained by the second half of the 20th century.1