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The park's "Longfellow Pine" is the tallest presently living eastern white pine in the Northeast, at 55.96 m (183 ft 7 in) tall, as determined by tape drop. [18] The Mohawk Trail State Forest of Massachusetts has 83 trees measuring 45 m (148 ft) or more tall, of which six exceed 48.8 m (160 ft).
Pinus, the pines, is a genus of approximately 111 extant tree and shrub species. ... P. strobus – eastern white pine; P. strobiformis – Southwestern white pine ...
For a taxonomy of the genus, see Pinus classification. Old World. Mature Pinus pinea (stone pine); ... Pinus strobus - Eastern white pine; Pinus taeda - Loblolly pine;
Yakushima white pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus aristata: Rocky Mountains bristlecone pine Pinaceae (pine family) 102 Pinus arizonica: Arizona pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus armandii: Chinese white pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus attenuata: knobcone pine Pinaceae (pine family) 103 Pinus ayacahuite: Mexican white pine Pinaceae (pine ...
Limber pine (Pinus flexilis), another of these species from western North America, was also sometimes known as White Pine; Chinese white pine (Pinus armandii), a species native to China; Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora), a species native to Japan; Vietnamese white pine (Pinus dalatensis), a species native to Vietnam and Laos
First the Eastern and then the Western species were used in the building of transcontinental railroads in the late 19th century. [5] In the early 20th century, white pine was used to build houses and make matches. [5] Western white pine is widely grown as an ornamental tree. [7]
Thuja occidentalis, also known as northern white-cedar, [1] eastern white-cedar, [2] or arborvitae, [2] [3] is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north-central and northeastern United States. [3] [4] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
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