Red Pine

Red Pine Pinus resinosa

(http://www.nhdfl.org/about-forests-and-lands/bureaus/natural-heritage-bureau/photo-index/red-pine-rocky-ridge.aspx)

General Information

• Native to Minnesota
• Also known as the “Norway Pine”
• Grows well in sandy, well drained soils with low nutrients
• Grow rapidly for the first 60-70 years of life
• Can live up to 350 years
• Need sun

Range

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Leaves

• Actually needles
• Dark green
• Grow in pairs
• Last about four years and then fall to the ground
• 4-6 inches long

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Bark

• Flaky, reddish color
• Becomes thicker and more scaly with age

(http://www.treeplantflowerid.com/Pineaceae.php)

Fruit/Seed

• Seeds formed in small, egg-shaped cones
• Begin being produced when the tree is between 15 and 25 years of age

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Fun Facts

• Wood has been used for telephone poles, railroad ties, and mining structural beams
• Climate change has started affecting these trees with higher soil moisture ending in fatality
• State tree of Minnesota

Uses

• Used primarily for timber
• Windbreaks for farms and homesteads
• Help reduce soil erosion