Habitat:
Although usually found on fertile, moist, well-drained soils of bluffs
and wooded slopes, the eastern white pine is also found on
dry ridges, and even in wet sphagnum bogs. It does not tolerate highly calcareous
soils (becoming chloritic), and is easily damaged in strong winds. This
species is moderately shade-tolerant and prefers cool, humid climates.
Diseases: White pine blister rust, which lives alternately on white pines, and currant and gooseberry bushes, affects the bark, often killing trees. Trees may become deformed by the action of pine weevils in the terminal shoots.
Distribution: This pine is native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland to Manitoba in Canada; from Minnesota to the Atlantic south of Pennsylvania, along the Appalachians to northern Georgia; and as scattered populations in Mexico and Guatemala. In Iowa, it is native to the extreme northeastern corner, and some locations in central and southeastern parts of the state.
