Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

Also Known As: White pine, Northern white pine, Soft pine
Plant Family: Pine (Pinacae)

Identification Guide: *Print version
Phenophase Field Guide: *Print version

2009 Live Map - View

Did you Know? During the age of sail, eastern white pine was valued for masts. In colonial times, many trees were marked with a broad arrow reserving them for use by the British Royal Navy. Today, wood from the eastern white pine is used for cabinets, toys, boxes, and similar items. It is frequently used for windbreaks.

Identification Hints: White pines are distinct in having needles in clusters of 5. Pinyon pines can also have 5 needles but have shorter stiffer needles and rigid cone scales. Eastern white pine is distinct in having slender needles, and long cones with thin flexible scales. It is very similar to western white pine, but has smaller cones averaging 12 cm (5 in) as contrasted with western white pine which has cones almost twice as large 24 cm (10 in). Both are common ornamentals.

Phenological Observations of Interest: First Needles, First Pollen, Full Pollen, First Ripe Fruit

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2009 Live Map for Eastern white pine

Below you can view the latest 100 observations that have been reported in 2009 for Eastern white pine (If the map below is empty then there have not been any 2009 observations reported.)

Use the navigation buttons on the left to zoom in/out and pan around. Click on each place marker to get detail information about that observation.

= First Needles
= First Pollen
= Full Pollen
= First Ripe Fruit

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