white pine

1. A timber tree (Pinus strobus) of eastern North America, having needles in clusters of five and durable, easily worked wood.
2. The wood of this tree.
3. Any of several other pines having needles in clusters of five.

A soft, light wood; works easily; does not split when nailed; does not swell or warp appreciably; widely used in building construction.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any of several 5-needled pines with white wood and smooth usually light gray bark when young; especially the eastern white pine

Meaning #2: soft white wood of white pine trees

White Pine or White Pines may refer to:

Trees

• Trees in the pine subgenus Pinus subgenus Strobus
  • Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus), one of these species, native to northeastern North America
  • Western White Pine (Pinus monticola), another of these species, native to northwestern North America
  • Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis), another of these species from western North America, was also sometimes known as White Pine in the past; this species is responsible for the name of White Pine County (below)

• Other unrelated trees mis-named 'White Pine':
  • Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides), a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand

Place names

In the United States:

• White Pines, California
• White Pine, Michigan
• White Pine, Tennessee
• White Pine County, Nevada
• White Pine Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Other uses

• White Pine Music, a record label

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