What Is an Eastern White Pine?
An eastern white pine is a large pine tree that is native to the eastern part of North America. It may be called a white pine or a northern white pine as well as many other names, such as cork pine, pumpkin pine and yellow pine, or scientifically Pinus strobus. The average height of this tree is 50 – 80 feet (15 – 24 m) and it may live an average of 200 years or as many as 450 years. Eastern white pines may have their lower trunks free of branches while the higher branches extend upward. In the United States, the eastern white pine grows from North Georgia to Minnesota, and in Canada, the tree is found from Southeastern Manitoba to Newfoundland.
