Western White Pine

Pinus monticola

Owner: Ontario Parks
Nominator: Norfolk Environmental Stewardship Team
Height: 18.6 m (61 ft)
Diameter: 64.33 cm (25.3 in)
Circumference: 202 cm (79.5 in)

Description

The Western White Pine, also called mountain white pine, Idaho white pine, or silver pine, is an important timber tree. Its lightweight, non resinous, straight-grained wood exhibits dimensional stability that makes it particularly valuable for sash, frames, and doors, interior paneling, building construction, match wood, and toothpicks. It grows rapidly to a large size; one of the largest standing trees measures 200 cm DBH and 72.8 m tall in the mountains near Medford, Oregon. Its native range is along the western coast of North America from northern California to southern British Columbia. The species reaches its best development on deep, porous soils but is most common on poor, sandy soils. Associated forest cover may include: grand fir, subalpine fir, California red fir, lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, western larch, western red cedar, western hemlock, douglas fir and mountain hemlock. Western white pine are often more than 180 cm in DBH and can grow 60 m tall. (Source: Silvics of North America)

Western White Pine(Source: Oregon State University )