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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Pinus strobus L.
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White Pine
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Pinaceae
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8
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evergreen tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Young- symmetrical pyramid, as it ages becoming more horizontal, plume-like
outline, fast growing pine.
ADAPTABILITY:
Best in fertile, moist well drained soils, takes some shade, prefers full sun,
susceptible to wind damage, not pollution tolerant.
FUNCTIONS:
Specimen, shade tree, screen, hedge.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Salt spray, ocean spray sensitive, chlorosis in high pH soils. White pine blister
rust (alternate host is currant), white pine weevil.
NATIVE RANGE:
Northcentral and northeast United States and Canada
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 3-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS: Many cultivars including dwarf forms, see
Dirr.
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