Post 43
White Pine
Pinus strobus

Location

N39º28.873'
W088º24.776'

Date Planted

November 22, 2004

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This tree was donated and planted by the Don Higgins Family and Higgins Tree Farm.

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Tree located at
Douglas-Hart Nature Center
Mattoon, Illinois

Tree Description

Horizontal branches, broad at bottom of crown, tapering toward top;  reaches height of 75 to 100 feet with a diameter of 2 to 3 feet.  The trunks are straight and clear of lateral branches for some distance from the ground.

Habitat

Prefers moist, sandy loam soils. 

Range

Newfoundland to Manitoba, south through the northern United States to Pennsylvania, northern Ohio, and southeastern Iowa, southward along the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.

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Leaf (Needle) Description

Evergreen;  aromatic blue-green needles in clusters of 5;  soft, fine, and flexible, with white lines on underside of each needle;  narrowly cylindrical, from 4 to 8 inches in length, and usually slightly curved.

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Bark Description

Thin, smooth, greenish brown when young;  broken into darker vertical ridges when mature.

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Fruit Description

Cone:  slender, curved, 4 to 8 inches long;  no spines on scales;  white marks on tips of scales (with spots of resin oozing from the young cone.)  Seeds are light brown and winged.

The White Pine Tree Fruit Female Seed Cone

White Pine Female Seed Cone Cluster

Male Pollen Cone

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