Eastern White Pine in south Louisiana

White pines are beautiful. If you want to try one, maybe don’t fork out alot of money on one in case it fails. (Pines are expensive in the nurseries).
I would plant it this time of year. I would plant it where it would get some afternoon shade in the summer. I would plant it in a well-draining area, however I would not let it dry out, especially in the heat.
Let us know if you’re successful. I’m in S. LA too and might just have to try one too.

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EDIT for Correction - Actually the trees I'm thinking of are Pinus glabra spruce pine.

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Spruce pine in Deridder?!

Wow! Never seen one outside of SELA.

I just picked some pine cones off of a spruce pine in Natchitoches. It's very large and good looking specimen. I really like the look of the spruce pine. It's not as fast a grower but it's a good looking pine. And it's bark resembles a hardwood appearance.

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I just picked some pine cones off of a spruce pine in Natchitoches.

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Any seed in them?

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Any seed in them?

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Yes I have removed a few seeds front the 4 cones I have put into a paper bag. I'm going to check them again in a few days. Does anyone know if these need stratification? I know Loblolly and Slash do not, and I'm willing to bet due to it's native range it probably doesn't either or very little. I'll look this up later.

Seed Production and Dissemination- Second-year cones mature during September and October and seeds are disseminated during November. When ripe, cones are green and have a specific gravity of 0.88. Test results show seeds are mature and germinable when the cones float in SAE 20-weight motor oil. Filled seeds sink in absolute ethanol, and empty or partially filled seeds float. Cleaned seeds are small, ranging from 88,180 to 114,640/kg (40,000 to 52,000/lb) and average 101,410/kg (46,000/lb). Seeds at a moisture content of between 5 and 10 percent have been stored for as long as 10 years at -17.8° to -15.0° C (0° to 5° F) and remained viable (16).

Seedling Development- Seeds are not highly viable if the trees are isolated and poorly pollinated. Stratification improves seed germination (11). Sixty percent germination can usually be attained after only 7 days of stratification at 4° C (39° F) (3); however, the recommended cold stratification regime is 0.6° to 5.0° C (33° to 41° F) for 28 days (16).

I'm also trying 2 ponderosa pines, I bought 1 and got an extra with my 2nd white pine. Btw TN nursery has buy 1 get one free right now, so a good way to try a new tree for little risk. Two trees for 20 bucks plus shipping.