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Can you please identify this tree for me? My wife believes it is a white pine, but I am sure it is not. I have grown a white pine before, and I believ...
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Pine tree Identification. #457323
Asked May 27, 2018, 4:52 PM EDT
Can you please identify this tree for me? My wife believes it is a white pine, but I am sure it is not. I have grown a white pine before, and I believe it was quite different. Please note, the apartment complex where I live planted this. It did not grow here by itself. The needles grow in pairs, and the cones whan opened are 2.5" to 3" across (I could not include the photosd due to the site limitations).
Macomb County Michigan
Expert Response
Hello,
This looks like an Austrian pine. White pines have needles in bundles of 5.
Compare your tree to these pictures and see if it matches.
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/forestry/iowa_trees/trees/austrian_pine.html
The other 2 needle pines are: jack pine, can be compared to what you have- http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/plants/jack_pine.htm
Scot’s pine- http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=112
Jack pine doesn’t have long enough needles to match yours. Scot’s pine doesn’t have flowers that look like your picture. Please write back if you have more questions. Thanks for using our service.
