White Pine

White Pine
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Pinus strobus

White Pine is among the tallest trees of eastern North America, forming a canopy-emergent layer above the crowns of adjacent hardwoods in mixed stands. Large White Pine logs were used by Native Americans to make dugout canoes, and during the colonial period the felling of White Pines was regulated by several acts of the Parliament in order to guarantee a supply of masts for the sailing ships of the British Royal Navy.