(Ponderosa Pine)

Poderosa pine is the most common pine in the American West and is the primary species in many middle elevation forests. Its range extends throughout most mountain ranges from the Rockies to California, including southern British Columbia and the highest elevations of northwestern Mexico.

Young trees have a neatly pyramidal habit but when mature they develop a tall, bushy, irregular crown. The bark can be quite beautiful and impressive in older specimens. It is cinnamon orange with contrasting...

(Hickory Pine, Table Mountain Pine)

This small, asymmetrical, often crooked-trunked pine is one of the characteristic tree species of the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia.

The short, stiff, dark bluish-green needles of this evergreen tree occur in bundles of two on rough, orange-brown to brown branches. The needles are twisted and sharp-tipped. In spring, plants produce clusters of tiny purple male cones and egg-shaped female cones near the branch tips. The clustered, often whorled female cones are sheathed...

(Monterey Pine)

This is a rare coastal pine that has proven highly successful in limited conditions only. It is native to the middle California coast and the Guadalupe Islands of Mexico. The wild population is shrinking, so there are now far more specimens in cultivation than in habitat. Planting this pine ensures it an opportunity to endure for future generations. One of its shortcomings is its strong preference for clean salt air and coastal moisture, limiting its use to a narrow band along the oceanfront. Its...

(Northern Pitch Pine, Pitch Pine)

A distinctive, medium-sized tree with irregular, horizontal branches, this tough, drought-tolerant pine inhabits sandy or rocky habitats over much of eastern North America.

The rigid, sharp, dark green needles of this evergreen conifer occur in bundles of three. They are held toward the tips of rough brown twigs that terminate in resinous buds. Plants have one to several trunks with dark red-brown, deeply furrowed bark, which often bears tufts of needles. In spring, tiny male cones and relatively...

(Pitch Pine, Sherman Eddy Pitch Pine)

Pitch pine is a distinctive, drought-tolerant, medium-sized tree native to sandy and rocky habitats over much of eastern North America. Its compact cultivar 'Sherman Eddy' slowly forms a small oval to conical tree with dense bristling foliage.

The rigid, sharp, medium-green needles of this evergreen conifer occur in bundles of three. They are held toward the tips of rough brown twigs that terminate in resinous buds. Plants have one to several trunks with dark red-brown, deeply furrowed bark,...

(Mexican White Pine, Southwestern White Pine)

A close relative of limber pine (Pinus flexilis), this handsome, cold-hardy, medium-sized evergreen tree comes from mountains of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

The medium to long, supple, bluish-green needles of this pine are held in bundles of five toward the tips of long flexible branches. The densely borne needles differ from those of limber pine in their lack of white longitudinal stripes. In spring, trees produce tiny male cones and large cylindrical female...

(White Pine)

Valued as a landscape and lumber tree, white pine is a stately, fast-growing evergreen with supple green needles and dark grayish brown bark. It is distributed across the eastern half of North America, from Newfoundland to Georgia, and grows best in open, upland areas with well-drained soils. Mature specimens become very tall, have straight trunks and broad, pyramidal crowns.

The long, flexible needles come in fascicles (groups) of five. These are fully evergreen and shed every two to three...

(Bloomer's Dark Globe White Pine, White Pine)

Selected for its dwarf rounded habit, this small shrub little resembles the stately white pines that dominate much of the forest of eastern North America.

Like all white pines, this cultivar has long flexible evergreen needles in fascicles (bundles) of five. The needles are medium-green. This dwarf selection slowly forms a dense irregular globe of approximately chest height.

White pine grows best in full sun and well-drained sandy loam. It is moderately weak-wooded and can be damaged by...

(Dwarf White Pine)

This slower growing, shorter selection of white pine is a reliable compact landscape tree with shorter blue-green needles and dark grayish brown bark. Unlike the standard species, it develops a rounded crown and is less vulnerable to storm damage.

Valued as a landscape and lumber tree, white pine is a stately, fast-growing evergreen. It is distributed across the eastern half of North America, from Newfoundland to Georgia, and grows best in open, upland areas with well-drained soils. Mature specimens...

(Coney Island White Pine, White Pine)

Selected for its low mounded habit, this beautiful dwarf shrub little resembles the stately white pines that dominate much of the forest of eastern North America.

Like all white pines, this cultivar has long flexible evergreen needles in fascicles (bundles) of five. The needles are blue-green. Unlike many dwarf forms of white pine, this cultivar produces male and female cones in spring. The conical female cones are olive-green and rubbery when young, brown and woody at maturity. This dwarf selection...