white pine
noun
1
a
: a tall-growing pine (Pinus strobus) of eastern North America with long needles in clusters of five
called also eastern white pine
b
: any of several pines that resemble the white pine especially in having needles in bundles of five
2
: the wood of a white pine and especially of the eastern white pine
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Evergreens in this forest also include white pine and white spruce.
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Similar patterns follow after European contact: When settlers felled northern Wisconsin’s white pine forests, tribes like the Menominee turned to trees such as hemlock and butternut.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Some like the long, graceful, and wispy needles of white pine (Pinus strobus) while others are all about the firs — the true firs (Abies species) with their stout, glossy, and fragrant needles.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
In addition to the cute homes, take time to appreciate the dense tree canopy with native species such as white pine, sugar maple, and white spruce.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Similar patterns follow after European contact: When settlers felled northern Wisconsin’s white pine forests, tribes like the Menominee turned to trees such as hemlock and butternut.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Some like the long, graceful, and wispy needles of white pine (Pinus strobus) while others are all about the firs — the true firs (Abies species) with their stout, glossy, and fragrant needles.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
In addition to the cute homes, take time to appreciate the dense tree canopy with native species such as white pine, sugar maple, and white spruce.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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