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Eastern White Pine
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
200-450 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate coniferous forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

A towering northeastern conifer with soft blue-green needles bundled in fives, prized for the smooth, straight trunks that once made it the colonial era's most coveted ship-mast timber. Mature trees can exceed 200 feet, the tallest in eastern North America.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pinus
Species
Pinus strobus