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.

It was after nightfall during a backpacking trip through the Upper Peninsula’s rugged McCormick Wilderness this spring when Nick Hansen first spotted the giant Eastern white pine. Towering on ...