Trees is in Haliburton County. The only 5-needled pine native to eastern North America. Buds Slender, up to 15 mm long, sharp pointed with overlapping reddish-brown scales. Twigs Green and downy, becoming hairless and orange-brown during the 2nd seasons. Seed Cones and Reproduction Cones are cylindrical when closed and 8 - 20 cm.
Cones exude a fragrant gummy resin.
Cones open soon after maturity in August - September to release the seeds and fall during the winter. Dispersed by wind and seed-eating animals. It darkens with age and air exposure eventually turning to a deep orange colour. In the upper part of the tree the branches ascent, giving a broadly oval flat-topped outline which often becomes irregular, or asymmetrical, owing to the effect of the prevailing wind. Habitat Eastern White Pine is a characteristic tree in the Great Lakes-St.