Is Eastern White Pine deer resistant?
Pinus strobus
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 3–8LightFull sun
Mature height600–960 in
BloomSpringMaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range29 US states
About Eastern White Pine
Soft five-needle bundles and the fastest growing native pine. Very sensitive to road salt and air pollution, so it is a poor street tree despite being a fine woodland one.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 4.5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 236 to 354 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Eastern White Pine
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where Eastern White Pine grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Florida
- Alabamanative
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowanative
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbianative
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 29 US states in total.
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Common questions about Eastern White Pine
- Is Eastern White Pine deer resistant?
- Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Eastern White Pine grow in?
- Eastern White Pine is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Eastern White Pine grow in shade?
- No. Eastern White Pine wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Eastern White Pine get?
- Mature height is roughly 600–960 in. Growth rate is fast.