Scientific name: Pinus strobus
Common name: Eastern White Pine
Native: Yes
Native range: Native to the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada [1,2,3].
Distribution in North America: Click to view the USDA Plants Database page for P. strobus.
USDA Zones: 3B-7 [2]
Maximum age: May live up to 450 years or longer [3].
Ecology: Small mammals, songbirds, and deer consume the seeds [1,3]. It hosts a number of moth species, including the imperial moth, Eacles imperialis [5].
Ethnobotany: Prior to colonialism, white pine's distribution across the northeast was much more vast and dense than its current state; this reduction is larger due to logging by colonists. Today, white pine is still an important source of lumber [3]. It is also cultivated as a Christmas tree [1,3]. Various Indigenous American groups use white pine for religious, medicinal, building, and crafting purposes [4].