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White Pine

Pinus strobus

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Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Forbs & Flowers

Grasses, Sedges, & Rushes

Conditions

Sun

Shade

Wet

Dry

Land Use

Obligate Wetland Plant almost always occurs in wetlands.

Facultative Wetland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Facultative Plant occurs both in wetlands and in non-wetlands.

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Obligate Upland Plant almost always occurs in non-wetlands.

The largest northeastern conifer, a magnificent evergreen tree with straight trunk and crown of horizontal branches, becoming broad and irregular. Rapid-growing and long lived. Landscape size and shape can be controlled through pruning to the extent that white pine may be sheared and grown as a hedge. Attracts birds and other wildlife.

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Details

Plant Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Conditions

Shade

Dry

Native to Kentucky?

Native to Kentucky

Land Use

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in non-wetlands but may occur in wetlands.

Project Uses

Upland Restoration

Urban / Tree Box

Tendency to Spread

Medium

Height (ft)

75-100

Tree Size Class

A: 50'+ at maturity

Fall Showy?

Flowering Time

n/a

Root Depth (ft)

3.3

Salinity Tolerance

Low Tolerance

Growth Rate

Rapid