The eastern white pine can reach heights of 80' to 100' tall and diameters up to 42". It has a straight trunk and pyramidal shape with soft gray-green foliage. Branches on young trees extend horizontally in circle arrangements called whorls. The bark is thin, smooth, and greenish-gray on young trees, becoming thick, deeply furrowed, and grayish-brown with age. The needles are soft and flexible, they are a bluish-green on the upper surface and a whitish color beneath, they occur in bundles of five. Its cones are 4" to 8" long and cylindrical with thin gummy scales, each scale containing two small winged seeds. The cones will mature at end of the second season and then fall.
Prefers to be grown in acidic, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers cool weather in humid climates, with cool summers. Intolerant of compacted, clay soils, alkaline conditions, and many air pollutants.
