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The Western white pine has received the nickname “king of the pines”, the reason they give this pine that name is because of its diameter, height, and form. It was adopted as [[Idaho]]’s state tree in 1935. Some of the common names for this tree are mountain pine, white pine, Idaho white pine, or silver pine. [http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/state-tree/idaho.html] | |||
The Western white pine has received the nickname “king of the pines”, the reason they give this pine that name is because of its diameter, height, and form. | |||
== Anatomy == | == Anatomy == | ||
[[Image:Western white pine neddles.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Needles from a Western white pine]] | [[Image:Western white pine neddles.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Needles from a Western white pine]] | ||
The Western white pine is a very large tree. This tree is usually 30-50 m tall, they have even found a 70m western white pine. If you look at the needles on the tree you can see that at they are 5-13 cm long.[http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/forest/westwhite.htm]The cones are long and skinny, 12-32 cm long and 3-4 cm broad. If you look at the cones scales they are flexible and can reach out to 5-8 cm. The Western White Pine can live up to 300-400 years of age. They usually live up to 500 years. Things that can make them age faster would be insects and diseases. Most of these pines are the same age, but a better way of seeing there age is looking at there root system to see if they have a lateral root system or a Tap roots. | The Western white pine is a very large tree. This tree is usually 30-50 m tall, they have even found a 70m western white pine. If you look at the needles on the tree you can see that at they are 5-13 cm long.[http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/forest/westwhite.htm]The cones are long and skinny, 12-32 cm long and 3-4 cm broad. If you look at the cones scales they are flexible and can reach out to 5-8 cm. The Western White Pine can live up to 300-400 years of age. They usually live up to 500 years. Things that can make them age faster would be insects and diseases. Most of these pines are the same age, but a better way of seeing there age is looking at there root system to see if they have a lateral root system or a Tap roots. | ||
[http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/usda/amwood/258wwhpi.pdf] | [http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/usda/amwood/258wwhpi.pdf] | ||
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The bar on the tree is thin and also grayish- greenish, but when the pine gets older it can grow up to 2 inches thick. Then it becomes a purple- grayish color and gets turned into squares all over the tree. If you look at the young pines you will see their bark is thin, smooth, and gray greenish. | The bar on the tree is thin and also grayish- greenish, but when the pine gets older it can grow up to 2 inches thick. Then it becomes a purple- grayish color and gets turned into squares all over the tree. If you look at the young pines you will see their bark is thin, smooth, and gray greenish. | ||
[http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/state-tree/idaho.html] | [http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/state-tree/idaho.html] | ||
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