There’s a special kind of power in pine, its scent, its strength, its ability to ground us when we’re feeling scattered.

Eastern white pine trees are evergreen, meaning they stay green year-round. However, evergreen trees drop older pine needles annually as part of their life cycle.

White pine needle damage/defoliation (WPND) was first observed in the state of Maine in 2010 and was attributed to three needle blight diseases, including Lecanosticta, and has since been observed ...

The Eastern white pine ... This rapidly growing evergreen tree has a small, rounded crown with short bundles of needles. Jack pine is often used for timber and sometimes landscaping. 7.

Here’s a mnemonic to help you remember: five needles in a bunch = five letters in the word “white” for white pine. To make a batch of tea, you will of course need to collect some pine needles.

This week, we meet the eastern white pine or Pinus strobus, which historically was one of the tallest trees in the eastern United States. This conifer is the only five-needled pine native to Indiana, ...

Eastern white pine trees don’t have needles on their inner branches, but this year’s new growth at the tips of all the branches is green and lush. Each year, last year’s needles turn yellow ...

Pine trees, as with any typical conifer, keep their needles all year. Deciduous trees, such as maple, birch, or hickory, drop their leaves as the days grow colder.

White pine needle disease — another long-term effect of last summer’s heavy rains in the Green Mountain State — is forecast to be more prevalent this year than in past years.