NOTES: Common name comes from its platy, reddish bark. Like all pines, needles occur in bundles. Two stiff needles per bundle, breaking cleanly when bent.
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Red Pine
Genus species:
Pinus resinosa
Common Name:
Red Pine
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Trees, all monoecious; leaves needlelike or linear, evergreen in our native species; cone-bearing.
Seed Type:
Gymnosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Introduced Native
Category:
Tree
CNC Habitat:
Krippendorf Arboretum
Identified by:
A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.