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'''Eastern White Pine''', '''''Pinus strobus''''', is a large [[pine]] native to eastern [[North America]], occurring from [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] west to [[Minnesota]] and southeastern [[Manitoba]], and south along the [[Appalachian Mountains]] to the northern edge of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It is occasionally known as simply '''White Pine''', '''Northern White Pine''', or '''Soft Pine'''. It is also known as '''Weymouth Pine''',<ref name="Moore2008">{{cite book |author=Moore, Gerry; Kershner, Bruce; Craig Tufts; Daniel Mathews; Gil Nelson; Spellenberg, Richard; Thieret, John W.; Terry Purinton; Block, Andrew |title=National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America |publisher=Sterling |location=New York |year=2008 |page=77 |isbn=1-4027-3875-7}}</ref> especially in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. In addition, this tree is known to the [[Iroquois|Haudenosaunee]] [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] as the ''[[Tree of Peace]]''. Like all members of the [[Pinus classification|white pine]] group, ''[[Pinus]]'' subgenus ''[[Strobus]]'', the [[leaf|leaves]] ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five (rarely 3 or 4), with a [[deciduous]] sheath. They are flexible, bluish-green, finely serrated, and 5-13 centimeters (2–5 in) long, and persist for usually about 18 months. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are slender, 8-16 centimeters (3–6 in) long (rarely longer than that) and 4-5 centimeters (1.5–2 in) broad when open, and have scales with a rounded apex and slightly reflexed tip. The [[seed]]s are 4-5 millimeters (3/16 in) long, with a slender 15–20 mm (3/4 in) wing, and are wind-dispersed. Cone production peaks every 3 to 5 years. Mature trees can easily be 200 to 250 years old. Some white pines live over 400 years. A tree growing near Syracuse, New York was dated to 458 years in the late 1980s and trees in both Wisconsin and Michigan have approached 500 years in age. ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc --> ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> File:Pinus strobus needles3.jpg| photo 1 File:Pinus strobus Syvania.jpg| photo 2 File:Pinus strobus Cone.jpg| photo 3 File:Pinus strobus JPG1b.jpg </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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