The largest conifer in the northeast, this tree with few and long limbs adds a new row each year and once grew to heights of over 150 ft., but now is seen growing about 80-100ft tall.

NEEDLES: In bundles of 5; slender; blue-green.

BARK: Gray; thick and deeply furrowed (not scaly like other pines).

HABITAT: Well drained sandy soils.

RANGE: Manitoba east to Newfoundland, south to northern Georgia, west to northeastern Iowa. Found from about sea level to 2000 ft., in the southern Appalachians, to 5000 ft.

USES: An important timber tree in the Northeast of which stands of virgin trees have been depleted. The lumber is excellent for building houses and once was used for ship masts. It is the state tree of Maine.