Wright SWCD 2007 Tree Program

White Pine

 

Hardiness Zones: 3-8 Growth Rate: Rapid Site Requirements: Full to partial sun. Does not do well in clay soils.  Not drought tolerant. Soil:  Moist sand or loam.  It is often intolerant of soils that are alkaline in pH and poorly drained. Performs best in evenly moist, rich, well-drained, acidic soils Form: Conical; spire like Height: 80 to 100 feet Width:  20 to 40 feet Flower/Fruit: The flower is a bunch of small oval shaped cylinders with little lump’s covering it.  The fruit of the white pine is its pinecone. Comments: Excellent wildlife habitat.  Tallest conifer in Minnesota.  Used extensively in reforestation projects.  White Pine’s strait trunk was the choice wood for mast poles back when sailing ships were used.

Shrubs	Small Trees	Large Trees	Evergreens
Nanking Cherry	Canada Red Cherry	Green Ash	Balsam Fir
Highbush Cranberry	Common Chokecherry	River Birch	Norway Pine
Redosier Dogwood	Red Splendor Crabapple	Butternut	White Pine
Elderberry	American Plum	Black Cherry	Black Hills Spruce
American Hazelnut		Hackberry	Colorado Spruce
Juneberry		Red Maple
Common Lilac		Bur Oak
Silverberry		Black Walnut