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Mature Pinus pinea (stone pine); note umbrella-shaped canopy: Pollen cones of Pinus pinea (stone pine): A red pine (Pinus resinosa) with exposed rootsYoung spring growth ("candles") on a loblolly 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
Western white pine is a large tree, regularly growing to 30–50 metres (98–164 ft) tall. It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, and like all members of that group, the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five, [5] with a deciduous sheath.
Several features are used to distinguish the subgenera, sections, and subsections of pines: the number of leaves (needles) per fascicle, whether the fascicle sheaths are deciduous or persistent, the number of fibrovascular bundles per needle (2 in Pinus or 1 in Strobus), the position of the resin ducts in the needles (internal or external), the ...
Eastern white pine has often been used for timber frames, and is available in large sizes. Eastern white pine timbers are not particularly strong, so timbers increase in size to handle loads applied. This species accepts stains better than most, but it has little rot resistance, so should be used only in dry conditions. [13]
Tiny bark beetles, namely the Ips engraver and southern pine varieties, have been killing millions of trees across Louisiana and Mississippi after a severe drought last year left forests and woods ...
Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) Red pine (North America) (Pinus resinosa) Scots pine, red pine (UK) (Pinus sylvestris) White pine. Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) Western white pine (Pinus monticola) Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) Southern yellow pine
southwestern white pine Pinaceae (pine family) 114 Pinus strobus: eastern white pine Pinaceae (pine family) 129 Pinus stylesii: Styles's white pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus sylvestris: Scots pine Pinaceae (pine family) 130 Pinus tabuliformis: Chinese pine; Chinese red pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus taeda: loblolly pine Pinaceae (pine ...