I visited a friend in Evanston last weekend whose home had several white pines. His white pines were also dropping lots of needles, leaving an attractive pine needle mulch on the beds under the trees.

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Eastern white pine has been a widespread fixture in Pennsylvania forests for centuries, as well as one of the most-planted needled evergreens in northeastern home landscapes. It’s especially revered ...