During the age of sail, tall white pines with high quality wood were known as mast pines. In colonial times, they were marked for ship building by agents of the Crown with the \u201cbroad arrow\u201d and reserved for the British Royal Navy. The sapwood of Eastern White Pine is nearly white to pale yellowish white. The heartwood is cream coloured to light brown or reddish brown, turning much darker on exposure. Due to its ease of working, stability and ability to hold paint, Eastern White Pine is an appropriate choice for furniture, siding, flooring, panelling, and other mill work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
During the age of sail, tall white pines with high quality wood were known as mast pines. In colonial times, they were marked for ship building by agents of the Crown with the \u201cbroad arrow\u201d and reserved for the British Royal Navy. The sapwood of Eastern White Pine is nearly white to pale yellowish white. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1689,"parent":1154,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-species.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1149","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n