How to Identify White Pine and Virginia Pine Trees
Learn how to identify and safely forage for Eastern White Pine needles (Pinus strobus) and Virginia Pine needles (Pinus virginiana) - two of my favorite edible pine trees! These are a sustainable food source that you can wildcraft year-round. Be sure to stick around to the end for Pierre the Porcupine’s favorite pine facts!
Pierre the Porcupine, illustration courtesy of Studio Gooz
References
Chelminski, Stephen V. “Pines.” The Tree Identification Book: a Photographic Field Trip Designed for Easy Reference, Teaching, or Pleasure, by George W.D. Symonds, Quill, 1973, pp. 138–147.
Little, Elbert L. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. Chanticleer Press ed., Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.
Smallidge, Peter. “Aren't They All Just Pines? How to ID Needle-Bearing Trees.” Cornell Small Farms, 11 Feb. 2019, smallfarms.cornell.edu/2019/02/arent-they-all-just-pines-how-to-id-conifer-trees/.
Cope, J. A., and Fred E. Winch. “Know Your Trees: A Guide to the Identification of New York State Forest Trees.” Cornell University, Nov. 2000.
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