eastern white pine

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Dense cluster of white pine trees, Pinus strobus, showing long, slender green needles and bushy branches.

eastern white pine

tree, Pinus species

Also known as: Pinus strobus, Weymouth pine

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Dense cluster of white pine trees, Pinus strobus, showing long, slender green needles and bushy branches. — White pine Branches of white pine (Pinus strobus).

The eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) is a tall tree native to eastern North America. It is characterized by its long needles, which grow in clusters of five. The wood of the eastern white pine is also referred to as white pine.

A notable pest of this tree is the white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi). This insect damages the tree by feeding on its new shoots, which can cause the trunk to bend and reduce its quality for lumber.1234

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tree
Tree height growth
Trees like the preformer eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) have a single flush per year followed by formation of a dormant terminal bud. Other species have several flushes per year, but each flush is followed by formation of a terminal bud.
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Trees like the preformer eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) have a single flush per year followed by formation of a dormant terminal bud. Other species have several flushes per year, but each flush is followed by formation of a terminal bud.
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pine
Major North American pines
The eastern white pine (P. strobus) is one of the most valuable of North American timber trees because of its large size and the soft even grain of its white wood. It once formed extensive forests from Newfoundland to Manitoba, from Minnesota to Maine, and southward…
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The eastern white pine (P. strobus) is one of the most valuable of North American timber trees because of its large size and the soft even grain of its white wood. It once formed extensive forests from Newfoundland to Manitoba, from Minnesota to Maine, and southward…
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conifer
Economic importance
…befell the tall North American white pines (Pinus strobus) that masted the dominating British navies of the 18th and 19th centuries. Medieval archers drew longbows of the elastic yew wood (Taxus baccata). Victims of war and other dead in East Asia have been buried from earliest recorded times in coffins…
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…befell the tall North American white pines (Pinus strobus) that masted the dominating British navies of the 18th and 19th centuries. Medieval archers drew longbows of the elastic yew wood (Taxus baccata). Victims of war and other dead in East Asia have been buried from earliest recorded times in coffins…
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gooseberry
Major species
…grossularia in some states where white pine is an important resource.
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…grossularia in some states where white pine is an important resource.
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