OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Pinales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus strobus   FAMILY Pinaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus strobus   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Pinus strobus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-001:

Pinus strobus   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Strobus strobus

 

COMMON NAME:
Eastern White Pine


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image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux    dcp34_p02a

        

“Soft Pine” has played a great role in our history, and fortunes arose from its exploitation, per Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934).

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_036a

        

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_pist_001_lvd

        

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_pist_011_lvd

        

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

JK Marlow    jkm0402e_33

February    Greenville County    SC

Furman University

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

JK Marlow    jkm0402e_36

February    Greenville County    SC

Furman University

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

JK Marlow    jkm230428_2787

April    Greenville County    SC

Mountain Bridge Wilderness

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_pinus_strobus

July        

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_pinus_strobus_3

July        

Mature seed cones cylindrical, elongated; cone scales without prickles, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_pinus_strobus3

July        

Needles soft, not rigid, 7-12cm, 5 per bundle, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

JK Marlow    jkm140816_663

August    Jackson County    NC

High Hampton Inn

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

JK Marlow    jkm0510b_06

October    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

JK Marlow    jkm0311i_07

November    Jackson County    NC

Roadside

One whorl of branches is produced each year, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_pinus_strobus_2

November        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pinus strobus   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinus strobus   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pinus strobus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 016-01-001:
Pinus strobus   FAMILY Pinaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Strobus strobus

 

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1094

Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Moist to dry forests, bottomlands, dry, rocky ridges in humid gorges, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Mountains & Piedmont of the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (waifs in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Needles 3-4" long
Needles 5 per bundle

"FLOWER":
Spring
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Cone

 

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