Pinus strobus /Eastern White Pine

Short, silvery colored needles
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Scientific Name:	Pinus strobus
Common Name:	Eastern White Pine
Plant Type:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Needleleaf
Hardiness Zone:	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Determine Your Zone
Height:	over 50 feet
Spread:	30 - 40 feet
Bloom time:	Spring
Fruit present:	Fall
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:	Fast
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	Does not have a long life in zones 7 and 8. Can grow to 100 feet tall and half as wide. Needles, 5 per bundle, have light bluish-green cast and about 4 inches long. It is used as a shade tree and there are several compact cultivars that are on the market. The compact kinds are used as container or specimen plants.