Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description
Height 80′ to 100′; up to 42″ in diameter; straight trunk and regular pyramidal shape with soft gray-green foliage; clear of branches for many feet when growing in the forest; on young trees, branches extend horizontally in whorls (circle arrangements), marking successive years of upward growth.

Occurrence
Many planted in a 3 acre area in 1987 and 1988, but none survived. Some large specimens did survive in the farm yard. One planted in the north west corner is now a large tree. Several trees in have been planted around the property in the past decade and are still small and susceptible to deer predation.

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