How to Grow and Care for Western white pine

Western white pine is characterized by its towering stature which can reach up to 100 feet (30 meters) tall. Its conical crown is complemented by horizontal branches and a pyramidal shape. The bark of western white pine transforms from gray and smooth to furrowed with age, displaying rectangular plates. This tree is noted for its five fascicles of stiff, blue-green needles, each measuring approximately 1.6 to 4 inches (4 to 10 cm) in length and 0.04 inches (1 mm) in width, with distinctive stomatal bands. The yellow pollen cones are modest in size, about 0.4 to 0.6 inches (1 to 1.5 cm) long. Seed cones, taking two years to mature, are tannish-brown to yellowish, spanning 4 to 5 inches (10 to 13 cm) in length. Within, the reddish-brown seeds measure 0.2 to 0.28 inches (5 to 7 mm) with an accompanying wing of 0.8 to 1 inch (2 to 2.5 cm).