Western White Pine
Pinus monticola Douglas ex D. Don - Pine familySize
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
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.