Eastern White Pine

Eastern White Pine

(Pinus Strobus)

This tree can be found behind the soccer field at Stanley Quarter Park. It stands with another slightly shorter pine a good ways away from any other trees.

Eastern White Pine are hardy, huge trees. They grow best with full sun or partial shade in moist acidic soils, but they can tolerate a wider range of landscapes. They can be found on everything from rocky ridges to bogs. They will usually tower over other trees around them.

I think these trees are really cool because of their size and needles. Their needles are very unique, with 5 long thin needles in small clusters. They can grow over 130ft in the wild and they look very imposing when you get close. Their twigs are also pretty interesting, they have small scales peeking away from the twig along to the needles. They're also very popular as a Christmas tree.