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§1 Plant
Pinus strobus L.
vernacular eastern white pine — species · Pinaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Gymnosperm
- Family
- Pinaceae Spreng. ex Rudolphi
- Genus
- Pinus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b
County-level range
· 538 counties across 24 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- None
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- None
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- None
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 90 min.
- Precipitation
- 20–80 in/yr
- pH range
- 4–6.5
- Root depth
- 40 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Stem
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 150 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 40 ft
- Foliage texture
- Fine
- Foliage colour
- Dark Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Dense
- Flower colour
- Red
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 27,040
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- Yes
- Fuelwood
- Low
- Christmas tree
- Yes
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 538 counties across 24 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyd 21019
- Breathitt 21025
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Garrard 21079
- Greenup 21089
- Jackson 21109
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- McCreary 21147
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Owsley 21189
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Todd 21219
- Union 21225
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Maine view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ontonagon 26131
- Osceola 26133
- Oscoda 26135
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Saginaw 26145
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kanabec 27065
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Mahnomen 27087
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Olmsted 27109
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Roseau 27135
- St. Louis 27137
- Todd 27153
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Fulton 36035
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Ashe 37009
- Buncombe 37021
- Caldwell 37027
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Davie 37059
- Graham 37075
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- McDowell 37111
- Mitchell 37121
- Polk 37149
- Rockingham 37157
- Rutherford 37161
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Watauga 37189
- Yancey 37199
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Cumberland 47035
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Macon 47111
- Monroe 47123
- Morgan 47129
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Sevier 47155
- Unicoi 47171
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- King George 51099
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jefferson 54037
- Marion 54049
- Marshall 54051
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Pendleton 54071
- Pleasants 54073
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PIST ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5284982 ↗Record version
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