Pine, White, Bare Root

Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

Eastern White Pine is a towering, long-lived native conifer known for its graceful form, soft needles, and immense ecological value. Found throughout the eastern U.S., this species plays a critical role in wildlife support, reforestation, and permaculture systems, offering year-round shelter, edible seeds, and fast establishment on degraded or open lands. Its tall, straight growth and adaptability to various soils make it ideal for windbreaks, food forest overstory, silvopasture, and native habitat restoration.

Key Characteristics

• Provides Year-Round Shelter and Food for Wildlife
  With its dense evergreen canopy, White Pine offers critical winter cover for birds and mammals. Its seeds are eaten by red squirrels, crossbills, nuthatches, and wild turkeys, while the tree serves as a nesting site for hawks, owls, and songbirds.
• Fast-Growing and Long-Lived Native Conifer
  One of the fastest-growing native pines, it can gain 2–3 feet per year in youth. Eastern White Pine can live for 200+ years, reaching towering heights, and plays a structural role in climax forest succession in northeastern ecosystems.
• Windbreak and Agroforestry Value
  Its tall, straight form and dense foliage make it an excellent windbreak or shelterbelt species. In silvopasture systems, it can offer shade and wind protection for livestock, while still allowing filtered sunlight to support pasture growth beneath.
• Versatile in Soil Types and Restoration Projects
  Prefers well-drained, sandy or loamy soils, but tolerates medium-dry to medium-moist conditions and is useful for reforesting disturbed land, mine reclamation, and erosion-prone slopes. Establishes well in open fields and early succession plantings.
• Culturally and Medicinally Significant
  Eastern White Pine has a long history of use by Indigenous peoples and settlers. The inner bark and needles were used in teas and salves for respiratory support and wound healing, and the tree was valued for its rot-resistant wood in shipbuilding and timber.

Product Details

• Native Range: Eastern North America
• Plant Life Cycle: Evergreen conifer
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Requirements: Medium-dry to medium
• Mature Height: 70–100+ feet
• Bloom Time: May–June (pollen cones)
• Bloom Color: Yellow (male cones), inconspicuous
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–8

Eastern White Pine is a foundational native tree with incredible ecological, structural, and regenerative value. Ideal for restoration, food forests, and long-term landscape design where resilience and habitat support are key.