Pinus strobus (Eastern White Pine)

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Christine Young

Lion

The tallest native conifer in the Northeast, and my favorite tree. Posted 5 years ago
1. Gary B
  
  Lion
  
  Lomg-lived, too. This one is the child of an ancient giant that was here more than a century ago. Somehow it survived land clearing, plowing, and cows. I've been planting seedlings of this old tree to other places around here. It seems to be unaffected by blister rust. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Is the rust bad in your area? It's not too bad in the NE, from what I know, but I'm not sure. In any case, I rarely have seen infected trees. Perhaps you have a resistant variety? There were/are restrictions on growing Ribes sp. here, but I think a lot of those rules have been deregulated. It's awesome that you plant seedlings. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
  2. 1. Gary B
      
      Lion
      
      A few trees now and then. If they are small I cut them down. Larger ones I remove infected branches. I don't think the rust is a problem here on a large scale. There used to be regulations on black currants including wild ones. It didn't matter really matter since the rust can reproduce asexually if the alternate host isn't available. Some of my cultivated black currants had blister rust this year so I just removed and buried the branches. This tree seems resistant as none of the seedlings except one has ever had blister rust. Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Ohhh, how nice that you grow black currants! They are so healthy and have such a unique, dark flavor; but, they are so hard to find fresh. Posted 5 years ago

The Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus is a large pine native to eastern North America. It occurs from Newfoundland west through the Great Lakes region to southeastern Manitoba and Minnesota, and south along the Mississippi Basin and Appalachian Mountains to northernmost Georgia and Mississippi.

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Similar species: Pinales

Species identified by Gary B