Red Pine

The Pinus Resinosa is commonly known as Eastern Red Pine, Norway Pine, as well as Red Pine

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Growing Regions

Red pine's range extends west Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; New Brunswick; southern Quebec; and Maine to central Ontario and southeast Manitoba; south to southeast Minnesota; and east to Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and the New England States. It occurs locally in Newfoundland, eastern West Virginia, and northern Illinois [24,34]. Red pine has also been planted in a number of states to which it is not native including South Dakota, Ohio, and Indiana.

     

General Information

The currently accepted scientific name of red pine is Pinus resinosa Ait. [24]. There are no recognized subspecies, varieties, or forms.

Red pine is often codominant with white pine (Pinus strobus) and/or jack
pine (P. banksiana).  Red pine often forms open stands and, prior to
logging and settlement, was the prominent woody species in the pine
barrens of Wisconsin [7,43].

The following published classifications list red pine as dominant or
codominant. 

The vegetation of Wisconsin [7]
Principal plant associations of the Saint Lawrence Valley [8]
Plant communities of Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, U.S.A. [21]
Virgin plant communities of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area [30]

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