Western White Pine

Pinus monticola Douglas ex D. Don - Pine family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 200.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 40 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Western White Pine: Argyrotaenia tabulana, Callophrys eryphon, Caripeta aequaliaria, Choristoneura fumiferana, Cladara limitaria, Cydia poperana, Dasychira grisefacta, Dasychira plagiata, Dioryctria abietivorella, Dioryctria monticolella, Dioryctria zimmermani, Ectropis crepuscularia, Eilema bicolor, Enypia griseata, Enypia packardata, Enypia venata, Erannis tiliaria vancouverensis, Eucosma bobana, Eucosma rescissoriana, Eupithecia annulata, Eupithecia harrisonata, Eupithecia longipalpata, Eupithecia luteata bifasciata, Eupithecia ornata, Eupithecia palpata, Feralia comstocki, Gabriola dyari, Hydriomena speciosata, Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa, Macaria exauspicata, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Marmara fasciella, Melanolophia imitata, Nematocampa filamentaria, Neoalcis californiaria, Neophasia menapia, Nepytia phantasmaria, Nepytia umbrosaria nigrovenaria, Ocnerostoma piniariella, Panthea portlandia - group, Papestra cristifera, Pero behrensaria, Polix coloradella, Sabulodes edwardsata, Semiothisa adonis, Semiothisa perplexa, Stenoporpia albescens, Stenoporpia pulmonaira satisfacta, Synanthedon novaroensis, Synanthedon sequoiae, Syngrapha alias, Syngrapha celsa, Syngrapha selecta, Thallophaga hyperborea

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia
  • USA:  California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.