Tall northeastern North American native pine, historically the most important timber tree of eastern North America. Soft, easily worked, straight-grained timber for interior carpentry, mast timber, and panelling.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 3–8 | −40 °C to −6.7 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H7 | down to −20 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 3–7 | −34 °C to −7 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 1–4 | −15 °C to 5 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Principal historical mast timber of the British Royal Navy — the "King’s pines" reserved by colonial decree across New England, a notable grievance leading to American independence
- Soft, light, easily worked, dimensionally stable — the standard interior carpentry softwood of historic North American building and joinery
- White pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola) — a serious imported disease, do not plant near currants or gooseberries which are the alternate host
- Tall (30–50 m), open and graceful in maturity
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