The eastern white pine is native to North America and can be found from Newfoundland to the Appalachian mountains. Historically, it’s been heavily logged, so old white pines are rare. But there ...

Cones remain on the tree for two years. Eastern white pine trees typically grow to between 65 and 100 feet tall, but can exceed 150 feet tall in old growth forests. This species prefers acidic, moist ...

According to Leverett, around 52.1 percent of a white pine tree is carbon. The more biomass, he said, the more carbon it’s able to absorb from the atmosphere.

Eastern White Pine can be identified by needles that occur in groups of five and are about four inches long. Typically the needles remain on the tree for about 2 ½ years and then yellow and drop ...

I like walking in the forest. My golden retriever dog, Timber, loves it too. Some people call it “forest bathing.” According to National Geographic, the term “forest bathing” started in ...

Most of us are probably within arm’s length of a piece of Pinus strobus secondary xylem, more casually called white pine wood. Skip to main content Skip to main ...

A University of Maine professor explains the factors contributing to an abundance of eastern white pine cones that grew on trees last fall and dropped to the ground over the past few months.

Is your white pine tree dying? Perhaps, but probably not. Let’s take a close look at your tree and see if there’s anything to worry about, or anything you need to do.

White pine decline causes pale green or off-color limp, drooping needles that later turn brown. The bark may be spongy and may shrivel and ooze sap. Usually, the entire tree is affected at once.