The beautiful, towering eastern white pine is a fitting pick for Michigan's state tree. The white pine was made Michigan's official tree by Public Act 7 on March 4, 1955, commemorating the tree's importance to our state's history.

2024年3月6日 · Michigan has a few common types of pine trees that span from the Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula. Let’s have a look at the most common ones that grow in this beautiful Midwestern state. 1. Eastern White Pine. As Michigan’s state tree, it makes sense that you’d see plenty of Eastern White Pines here.

2020年12月10日 · The White Pine is also called the Eastern White Pine, biisaandago-zhingwaak or zhingwaak in Ojibwe, and Pinus strobus in Latin. Its role as the state tree has roots in Michigan’s logging era during the late 1800s, says Hillary Pine (no relation).

2023年12月18日 · It was the white pine that made Michigan the nation’s leading lumber-producing state from 1860-1910. The state’s biggest white pines were called cork pine. These trees were 300 years old and grew to stand 200 feet tall.

2020年6月22日 · The Eastern White Pine is the state tree of Michigan, but we’ve found that most residents don’t actually know much about this beautiful tree. The Eastern White Pine is a special tree and can be easily identified in the wild.

2022年4月23日 · The white pine is the official state tree of both Maine and Michigan, and commonly grows from New England and the Canadian Maritime Provinces west to Minnesota and Ontario, and south along the spine of the Appalachians to northern Georgia.

2014年3月21日 · White Pine (P. strobus) is native and easy to recognize with its needles in groups of five. They are fine, soft needles. Its cones are three times as long as they are wide. This is the state tree of Michigan. This was the preferred pine species during Michigan’s lumber era, because it occurred in pure stands and floated well.

The eastern white pine has the distinction of being the tallest tree in eastern North America, and pre-colonial stands were reported over 200 feet in height. The towering eastern white pine , (Pinaceae Pinus strobus ,) is a symbol of one of Michigan's greatest industries--lumbering.

The Eastern White Pine or the Pinus strobus is the official state tree of Michigan. The wood from the tree is used in construction and furniture making. See pictures and check out all the facts on this tree.

The Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus), designated as the official state tree of Michigan, is a majestic evergreen conifer known for its towering height and stately appearance.