The tallest trees this side of the Rockies, our eastern white pine (Pinus strobus ... clear (knot-free), light-colored lumber used for flooring, paneling and sheathing as well as for structural ...

The eastern white pine is native to North America and can be found from Newfoundland to the Appalachian mountains. Historically, it’s been heavily logged, so old white pines are rare.

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, ...