It also makes an attractive Christmas trees, although very little aroma, the needle retention is good and it usually causes fewer allergic reaction than do some of the aromatic species. The inner bark was once used as food and later as an ingredient in cough remedies. Wildlife Seeds are eaten by birds such as red crossbills and chickadees. Rabbits, white-tailed deer, red and gray squirrels and mice may eat the bark, seeds and foliage of young trees as may porcupines. There are a total of 277 insects and 110 disease organisms know to attach white pine, fortunately only two, cause a major threat.
White pine is very susceptible to air pollution damage and can be an indicator of poor air quality.