The leaves of P. aristata persist for up to 20 years.
Eastern White Pine is a tall tree with 3-5.5" needles. Its bark starts smooth and gray, and as it ages the bark becomes black and cracked and the crown becomes irregular.
| Plant Types: | Perennial, Tree |
| Light: | Partial Shade to Full Sun |
| Height: | 50 feet to 75 feet |
| Width: | 25 feet to 35 feet |
| Zones: | 4a to 9b |
| Leaf Color: | Blue, Green |
| Special Features: | Attractive foliage, Attracts birds, Deer resistant, Fragrant foliage, Naturalizing, North American native |
| Shape: | Oval, Pyramidal |
| Fertilizer: | Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food |
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Sow seeds in containers in a cold frame in spring.
Evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs. Pines grow best in full sun. Some species are slow growing and work well in a rock garden or as part of a border. Pines make good windbreaks and are suitable specimen trees.
The leaves persist for about 2-4 years and longer for some species. The buds produced in winter are often resinouse. Pinus is monoecious. The female cones are brown and take 2-3 years to ripen. Male cones are found at the base of the plant.
Grows in any soil as long as it is well-draining.
Mealybugs, sawfly, scale insects, caterpillars, miners, and borers. Other issues include butt rot, tar spot, cone rust, pitch canker, blister rust, blights, and brown cubical rot.