The Project & The Beer
White pines were once a staple in the landscape of the North Shore. Our White Pine Project IPA is a beer with a purpose – to help reinstate the white pine population in our back yard. Proceeds from this beer will go directly to planting targeted areas along the North Shore that will stand for future generations to enjoy. This IPA flaunts a robust aroma of bright citrus, tropical fruit, and pine, with just enough bitterness. The mellow golden malt character and effervescence carry these towering hop flavors as high as a stately white pine.
More about the beer here: www.castledangerbrewery.com/beer/white-pine-project-ipa/
Seedling Giveaway
Since 2018, Castle Danger Brewery has used the proceeds from White Pine Project IPA to purchase and give away a total of 31,800 seedlings. We are incredibly proud of this number! Each year around Arbor Day, we set up a seedling giveaway at our taproom in Two Harbors. This is where the majority of the seedings are given away. Since its inception, we have also set up small giveaways at select locations around the state (at local bars and restaurants) for those who can’t make it to Two Harbors.
Caring For Your Seedlings
When to Plant?
Spring is usually the best time to plant white pine. Soil moisture is usually good, and cooler conditions help prevent young seedlings from drying.
Handling and Storage
Keep young, bareroot tree seedlings cool and moist right up to the time they are planted. Even a few minutes of exposure to a light breeze on a sunny day can kill the roots (and the seedling).
Planting
White pine seedlings can be planted using a spade, shovel, or planting bar. Make sure the hole is deep and wide enough to allow the roots to spread out and fully extend downward. pack the soil in gently around it to remove air pockets. Tug lightly on the tree once planted. If it comes out of the hole easily, you will need to pack the soil more firmly.
Care
- Soil: White pine grows well on a wide range of soil. Avoid the extremes of heavy, continually wet soils and gravelly, drought-prone soils.
- Shade: White pine can tolerate growing under a thin canopy of trees that provides 40 to 50 percent shade. Aspen, birch, and oak provide good canopies for young white pine.
- Topography: Plant white pine on slopes, hilltops, or shoulders of hills. Avoid potholes, depressions, bases of slopes, v-shaped valleys, small openings, and ridge tops adjacent to water bodies or swamps.
Thank you for helping us reinstate the white pine population on the North Shore. This cause is incredibly important to us and we could not do it without you!