Selecting Trees for Your Home - Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

University of Illinois Extension - Selecting Trees for Your Home
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Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus

2 pictures total.

Eastern White Pine form

Size:

Small

Medium

Large

Exposure/ Light Requirements:

Full Shade

Full Sun

Partial Sun/Shade

Pests and Problems:

Animal Damage

Environmental Damage

Fungal Disease

Herbicide Injury

Insect Damage

Tends to suffer when sited in wet soils. Intolerant of salt and air pollution; sensitive to soil compaction.

Hardiness Zone:	3 - 8 [Find Your Zone]
Mature Height:	50-80 Feet
Features:	Evergreen needles, bluish green.
Culture:	Full sun; fertile, moist, but well-drained soils; prefers acid soil.
Cultivars:	'Fastigiata'-columnar habit, becoming more oval with age. 'Glauca'-needles are distinctly blue-green. 'Pendula'-weeping tree with long, sweeping branches that give each tree an unusual shape.
Mature Form:	Pyramidal when young; developing a distinctively open and picturesque form with age; soft appearance.
Native To:	United States (and far-northern Illinois)
Soil Conditions:	Dry Moist, Well-Drained Wet
Tolerance:	Alkaline Soil Dry Sites Salt Soil Compaction Wet Sites Wind
Uses:	Massing Patio Screen Shade Specimen Street Wind Break
Foliage Color:	Green
Fall Foliage Color:	Green
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