Pinus strobus
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Eastern white pine carries soft flexible blue-green needles in bundles of five, which gives the whole tree a feathery look nothing else in the genus matches. Pinus strobus reaches 50 to 80 feet tall and 20 to 40 feet wide in full sun, hardy from Zone 3 through Zone 8, and it grows fast.
This was the tree that built colonial New England, tall and straight enough that the British Crown marked the best specimens for Royal Navy masts.
It is a larval host for eastern pine elfin butterflies, and the seeds feed crossbills, chickadees, and red squirrels. The dense evergreen canopy provides winter cover for birds.
Give it room. This is a forest tree that outgrows most suburban lots, and it wants acidic, well-drained soil and full sun. It does not tolerate road salt, air pollution, or compacted soil well, so keep it away from driveways and streets that get winter treatment. Deer will browse young trees.
Height 50'- 80' Spread 20'- 40'
USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8
Lowest Temperatures -40°F to -30°F
Full sun - more than 6 hours of direct sun per day
Pine Sphinx, Imperial Moth, Pine Butterfly
CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
