Red pine

Pinus resinosa

Foliage Type:

needle

Arrangement:

fascicle of 2 or 3

Distinguishing features: needles - in fascicles of 2, dark yellow-green needles - 4" to 6" long, straight, flexible needles break of cleanly when doubled between fingers cones - 1 &1/2" to 2 & 1/4" long, egg-shaped (ovoid), cones - open at maturity (nonserotinous) bark - reddish-brown, breaking up into large, flat scaly plates well-defined whorls of branches, one per year (nodal species) symmetrically oval crown with tufted dark-green foliage

Habitats:	dry mesic sites mesic sites
Often confused with:	Jack pine White pine
Ecological Value:	seeds eaten by a variety of animals including: game birds, squirrels, rabbits, hares, chipmunks, coyote, and black bear twigs and needles food for deer, moose, but usually under starving conditions
Did You Know?	Red pine maximum age is about 350 years. is one of the most important trees used in the production of pulp and paper. grown in the Lake States often exists in plantations. is often called Norway Pine, but native only to North America. develops one whorl of branches each year, making it easy to estimate the age of a tree.
Uses / Ethnobotanical uses:	inner bark can be used for wounds, sometimes to hold sphagnum moss to the wound. lumber (poor) turpentine, tar, pitch medicinal oil forest wool" from needles used in reforestation efforts