Eastern White Pine

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The Eastern White Pine is a tall, long-lived conifer native to eastern North America, valued for its soft, lightweight wood and historical importance in shipbuilding and construction.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Eastern white pine 7
Pinus strobus 3
Eastern White Pine canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conifer ⓘ
evergreen tree ⓘ
gymnosperm ⓘ
tree species ⓘ
barkColor gray-brown ⓘ
barkTexture deeply furrowed on older trees ⓘ
smooth on young trees ⓘ
binomialName Pinus strobus ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
climatePreference cool to cold temperate climates ⓘ
commonName Eastern White Pine ⓘ
Northern White Pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine

Soft Pine ⓘ
coneLength about 8–20 centimeters ⓘ
coneType seed cone ⓘ
ecologicalRole important component of eastern North American forests ⓘ
provides habitat for birds and small mammals ⓘ
family Pinaceae ⓘ
genus Pinus ⓘ
growthRate relatively fast-growing for a conifer ⓘ
historicalSignificance important timber species in colonial America ⓘ
subject of British Crown mast reservations in North America ⓘ
historicalUse building construction in New England ⓘ
ship masts ⓘ
shipbuilding in colonial North America ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType needle ⓘ
lifespan can exceed 200 years ⓘ
may reach over 400 years in some individuals ⓘ
maximumHeight about 160 feet ⓘ
about 50 meters ⓘ
nativeTo Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Great Lakes region ⓘ
eastern Canada ⓘ
eastern North America ⓘ
northeastern United States ⓘ
needleArrangement bundles of five ⓘ
needleLength about 5–13 centimeters ⓘ
needleRetention evergreen, retaining needles for several years ⓘ
order Pinales ⓘ
pollination wind-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction monoecious with separate male and female cones on the same tree ⓘ
shadeTolerance intermediate shade tolerance ⓘ
soilPreference slightly acidic, well-drained soils ⓘ
susceptibleTo white pine blister rust ⓘ
white pine weevil ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalHabitat mixed conifer–hardwood forests ⓘ
well-drained soils ⓘ
typicalHeight 20–40 meters in modern stands ⓘ
usedIn ornamental plantings in large landscapes ⓘ
reforestation and plantation forestry in eastern North America ⓘ
valuedFor carving ⓘ
construction timber ⓘ
furniture making ⓘ
lumber ⓘ
millwork and interior trim ⓘ
woodColor pale yellow to light brown ⓘ
woodDensity soft and lightweight ⓘ
woodGrain straight grain ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maine → stateTree → Eastern White Pine ⓘ
Minnesota → hasStateTree → Norway pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Pinus → notableSpecies → Pinus strobus ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Pine Tree State → symbolRelatedTo → Eastern white pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
White Pine Cone and Tassel → basedOnSpecies → Pinus strobus ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Eastern White Pine → binomialName → Pinus strobus ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Eastern White Pine → commonName → Eastern White Pine ⓘ
Eastern White Pine → commonName → Northern White Pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Michigan → hasStateTree → Eastern white pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Michigan → hasOfficialTree → Eastern white pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Michigan → stateTree → Eastern white pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Michigan → hasStateTree → Eastern white pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Michigan → hasOfficialTree → Eastern white pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine
Michigan → hasOfficialTree → Eastern white pine ⓘ
linked to: Eastern White Pine