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Originally Posted by ApS
Too many newbies to New Hampshire cut down White Pines, which are not affected by tent caterpillars. Newbies lose the pleasing scent and a blanket of pine needles—no maintenance for mulch needed. Tree-cutters will encourage Pine tree removals, as cut Pines are worth some money! 
Retained on the north side of lots, White or Red Pines help to block cold north winter winds when hardwoods have lost their leaves. Where there's an opening to the sun, Pines are fast-growing, grow to 130+ feet tall, last 200+ years, regularly drop excellent kindling for woodstoves, resist most tree diseases, don't attract deer, don't carry ticks, and are native to NH.
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My “yard” must have 200 pines of various height from 30 to 50 feet tall.
They form a 30’ border on the northeast side of my property and they are a great privacy fence and attract ruffed grouse.
The back acres of woods have a few of those old growth huge pines of 3 foot diameter. I like pines! The rest is beech and maple with some red oak thrown in.
No caterpillars in the pines!