A dramatic weeping white pine with soft, feathery needles and cascading branches that create living sculpture
FEATURES:
- Distinct weeping habit with cascading branches and a flowing silhouette
- Soft blue-green needles for a gentle, feathery evergreen texture
- Needles in bundles of five for classic white pine softness and elegance
- Naturally sculptural form that develops unique character as it matures
- Can be trained for height or allowed to sprawl for a more ground-hugging look
- Strong winter interest with evergreen needles and dramatic structure
- Hand Selected; Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because the size of the tree - does not fit in a box.
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
With weeping conifers, negative space is part of the design. Don’t crowd it. Give it breathing room and a clean base, and the draping form reads like art instead of “messy.” Think sculpture garden, not jungle.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 3-8
- Mature Height: 10-20' tall
- Mature Width: 10-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 10-15' apart
Weeping Eastern White Pine
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A dramatic weeping white pine with soft, feathery needles and cascading branches that create living sculpture
FEATURES:
- Distinct weeping habit with cascading branches and a flowing silhouette
- Soft blue-green needles for a gentle, feathery evergreen texture
- Needles in bundles of five for classic white pine softness and elegance
- Naturally sculptural form that develops unique character as it matures
- Can be trained for height or allowed to sprawl for a more ground-hugging look
- Strong winter interest with evergreen needles and dramatic structure
- Hand Selected; Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because the size of the tree - does not fit in a box.
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
With weeping conifers, negative space is part of the design. Don’t crowd it. Give it breathing room and a clean base, and the draping form reads like art instead of “messy.” Think sculpture garden, not jungle.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 3-8
- Mature Height: 10-20' tall
- Mature Width: 10-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 10-15' apart
Why plant Weeping Eastern White Pine?
Of all the types of Pine trees you can have in your yard, we think Weeping White Pine is the most fun. This funky conifer can be trained to grow straight up and cascade down gracefully like a waterfall, but most free-form Weeping White Pines take on the look of a fluffy, huggable, green Mr. Snuffleupagus. Branches veer this way and that, all clothed in long, soft needles that never scratch or poke. Few weeping evergreen trees are as easy to grow as this non-conformist Pine tree, either. It has the same simple needs as our common native White Pines—it’s just in no hurry to get to the top of the forest! Though the quirky Weeping White Pine might be a novel plant to most, it has been grown since 1866, when it was discovered in a British garden. The Brits have long admired our majestic native Eastern White Pine and have grown it there since 1620—only they call it “Weymouth Pine,” for the bloke who brought the first seeds to the U.K. Weeping White Pine is propagated by grafting, which means that all of the plants are identical to that first one. Still, it seems that no two trees are just alike!
How to use Weeping Eastern White Pine in the landscape?
We may be a little partial, but this could just be the most graceful and interesting weeping evergreen out there. This vigorous grower branches out horizontally before cascading to the ground. Decorated with long, blue-green needles the Weeping Eastern White Pine is simply breathtaking!
How To Plant Weeping Eastern White Pine
Homeowners sometimes panic when they see yellow needles inside their White Pines in the fall. This is perfectly normal and no cause for alarm. Just because a tree is “evergreen” doesn’t mean its needles last forever! However, brown needles on the outside of the tree are often the result of salt spray, so don’t plant this tree on the Coast, or near sidewalks that will be salted in winter. Do give it room to become the sprawling, charismatic specimen that it wants to be.
Frequently Asked Questions
This pine does not have showy blooms. It produces small spring pollen cones and may form woody seed cones over time, but it’s grown for soft evergreen needles and dramatic weeping branches.
It can do either, depending on training. If staked and guided when young, it can develop height with a weeping outline. If left untrained, it may sprawl more broadly, creating a flowing, ground-hugging form.
Pruning is usually minimal. Remove dead or damaged branches as needed. If you’re training for a particular shape, selective pruning and staking when young can help guide form without losing the natural weeping character.
