White Pine Tree With 2 Attached Pinecones With Sap Balls Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Pinus strobus. White Pine trees are coniferous trees that have long bluish-green needles and are attached to the branches in bundles of five. These trees grow in a pyramidal Christmas tree shape, with the tiered branches emerging at right angles from the central trunk. Pine tree sap uses include glue, candles, turpentine and fire starting. Sap is essential to a tree. Roots take up water and nutrients, and these need to be spread throughout the tree. Sap is a viscous liquid that carries nutrients and sugars throughout the tree to the areas where they are most needed. Sap is mostly made up of water, but the sugar compounds it carries make it rich and thick – and prevents freezing in cold weather.