Common name: White Pine
Scientific name: Pinus strobus
Category: Native Tree - Coniferous, Common
Sample mature size: 50 m tall, 15 m wide; 164.5 ft tall, 49.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Medium-dry, Medium-wet
Soil: Silt, Sand, Loam
Blooms: Green in May
Natural habitats: Generalist, Open-upland
Wildlife benefits: Songbirds ๐ฆ, Rodents ๐ฟ๏ธ, Omnivores ๐ฆ
Points of interest: - Provincial tree of Ontario
- Grows most quickly in direct sun (although young trees can tolerate some shade)
- Works well for windbreaks
- Widely used for holiday branches/trees
- Did you know? Produces most seed when trees are 20-30 years old, & then only every 3 to 5 years
