DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Identification: White pines can be identified by their clusters of long, soft, blue-green needles that grow in bundles of five. This differentiates them from red and jack pines, whose needles grow in bundles of two.

Detailed explanation-2: -There’s one easy way to distinguish white pine from other native New England pine species: It’s the only pine with five needles per fascicle or grouping.

Detailed explanation-3: -White Pine has 5 needles per cluster; needles are short and shiny. Red Pine has 2 needles per cluster; needles are long and matte. all remaining species have 2 or 3 needles per bundle.