Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Sku #6548

An extremely useful, fast growing pine perfect for windbreaks and tall screens. The natural pyramidal form with strong horizontal branches holds attractive blue-green needles. A rugged evergreen that adapts well to poor soils.

Light Needs

Full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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Key Feature

Excellent Windbreak

Light Needs

Full sun

Landscape Uses

Privacy Screen, Specimen, Windbreak

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

Botanical Pronunciation:PY-nus STROH-bus

Plant type:Conifer

Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen

Growth habit:Pyramidal

Growth rate:Fast

Average landscape size:Quickly reaches 50 to 80 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide.

Special features:Bird Friendly, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fast Growing, North American Native Selection, Showy Fruit, Year-round Interest

Foliage color:Blue-green

Blooms:Conifer; prized for foliage.

Garden styleContemporary, Rustic

Design IdeasThis is one of the most valuable trees for shelterbelts and windbreaks on Midwestern plains because of its rugged nature and speedy growth. Adapts well to dry conditions in the West, both in semidesert and mountain foothill regions where soils are thin and poor. Tall, narrow form makes it valuable for landscaping around tall buildings in the northern states. Useful as sound barriers. A huge tree that requires sizable landscapes to remain in scale.

Companion PlantsJapanese Maple (Acer); Winterberry (Ilex); Switch Grass (Panicum); Barberry (Berberis); Dogwood (Cornus)

Care

Care Information

Prefers fertile, well-drained soils, but highly adaptable; avoid poorly drained, soggy sites. Grows best in full sun. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed before new growth begins in spring.Pruning time: spring.

History & Lore

History:

This is a great forest tree attaining heights to 150 feet is second only to the sugar pine in stature. It is native to most of Eastern North America and is often the dominant coniferous species. Its genus and species were conferred by Linnaeus in the 18th century. In modern times botanist. John Kunkel Small 1869-1938 of the NY Botanical Garden attempted to reclassify this tree into its own genus as Strobus strobus. Due to ease of transplantation and superior foliage density, this tree has been in cultivation and common in landscapes and urban plantings dating back to the mid 16th century.

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