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Pb1462 Tree Crops For Marginal Farmland - White Pine, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1462 Tree Crops For Marginal Farmland - White Pine, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Forestry, Trees, and Timber
White pine has flexible, blue-green needles that are grouped in fascicles of five. Each year, branches originate from the terminal growing tip (whorled pattern) giving the tree a distinctive appearance of layers of branches. The distance between successive whorls represents one year of growth. In forested settings, white pine grows rapidly on good sites, exceeding 100 feet in height and averaging 2 to 3 feet in diameter. The trunk is usually straight with a pyramidal crown. White pine is capable of attaining ages of 200 years.
White pine was extensively used in construction when old-growth white pine forests were abundant. …