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Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Nathan, B. Fethke |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine) is the classic pine tree of the Northeastern United States. It has played a role in history matched by few other trees. Pinus strobus was first described as a species in 1753. The name means “pine cone tree.” Other scientific names used in the past included Strobus strobus (1903), Pinus strobus var. strobus (1940), and Pinus strobus var. chiapensis (Mexican or Chiapas white pine, 1940). Chiapas pine was made a separate species in 1964. Other common names include white pine, Northern white pine, Northern pine, ship-mast pine, soft pine, pin blanc, and Weymouth pine. Pinus strobus is the largest tree of the Northeastern United States. It ranges from Southern Canada (Ontario to Newfoundland), Southward across the Lake States and New England, running down the Appalachians to far North portions of Georgia. Note the Georgia range map figure. Pinus strobus is a tree of cold Winters and warm Summers. It does not move far from the mountains in the Southern end of its range. Pinus strobus grows best on rich, well-drained but moist slopes along streams and in moist coves. Pinus strobus thrives with good soil aeration and moisture, but can survive for a time on fine textured soils, compacted soils, and on drier sites. It grows in Hardiness Zone 2b 7a and Heat Zone 2-7. The lowest number of Hardiness Zone tends to delineate the Northern range limit and the largest Heat Zone number tends to define the Southern edge of the range. This native Georgia pine grows in Coder Tree Grow Zone (CTGZ) A (a multiple climatic attribute based map), and in the temperature and precipitation cluster based Coder Tree Planting Zone 1-2. Figure 2. Pinus strobus is a fast growing and long-lived tree. Without disturbance white pines can grow to 220 years of age with a maximum of about 450 years. White pine is more tolerant of shade and interference than many pines and can be successful on many sites and with many other species. Pinus strobus is moderately fire resistant when old, but easily killed when most of the foliage is low enough to be burned. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.warnell.uga.edu/sites/default/files/publications/WSFNR-17-30%20Coder.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
