Leaves

• 7.5 to 12.5 cm. long needle-shaped leaves
• usually in clusters of 5
• triangular in cross section
• soft and slender
• bluish-green when mature

Cones

• brown in color
• 7.5 to 20 cm. long
• slightly curved and cylindrical when closed
• usually in rows of 5 spirals with 50 to 80 scales
• mature in September, opening and falling soon afterwards

Bark

• smooth and dark green
• often tinged with brown when young
• becoming dark grey and deeply furrowed with broad scaly ridges 2.5 to 5 cm. thick with age

General

• one of the tallest, most valuable, trees in eastern Canada
• the Eastern White Pine often reaches heights of 53 m. with a diameter of 150 cm
• although in Newfoundland it rarely exceeds 24 m. with a 50 to 100 cm. diameter
• although not found in Labrador, on the Island it can be found in pure stands, but most often is mixed with other conifers and grows best in moist, sandy soil
• produces a very valuable building lumber