(also called California sugar pine, or white pine), evergreen tree (Pinus lambertiana) of pine family; largest of the pines, it may grow over 200 ft (60 m), but average height is 175 ft (55 m); trunk straight, free of branches on lower half; crown, flat-topped; leaves in fives, to 4 in. (10 cm) long, dark green with white line on underside; cones slender, drooping, to 20 in. (50 cm) long; wood odorless, light brown, tinged with red, shading to white ,