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Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata' (Eastern white pine)



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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata' Common Name: Eastern white pine Genus: Pinus
This robust evergreen tree has a narrowly columnar crown with ascending branches, slender gray-green leaves, and smooth gray bark. Tapered green female cones ripen to brown.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Year-round beauty and low maintenance. Excellent as a specimen tree, hedge, or windbreak.
 Care: Grow in any well-drained soil.
 Propagation: Graft in late winter.
 Problems: Common pests: sawfly, caterpillars, scale insects, mealybugs, miners, and borers. Blister rust, butt rot, blights, pitch canker, cone rusts, tar spot, and brown cubical rot.
Height Over 30 ft.
Spread 15 ft. to 30 ft.
Light Full Sun Only
Moisture Adaptable
Maintenance Low
Characteristics Attracts Birds; Showy Foliage
Foliage Color Evergreen
Uses Hedge, Screening, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point
Seasonal Interest Winter Interest, Spring Interest, Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type Trees

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