![]() Pinus resinosa (red pine) |
Red pine is recognized by a combination of features: the stiff needles, which are bundled in twos and average around 5 inches in length; the small, roundish cones; and the gorgeous mature bark, which features plates of orangish red. The natural range of red pine is a fairly narrow band, the center of which is made up of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence seaway, but the tree is often found in plantations well out of this range, from Kansas to southern Illinois and the Appalachians. We have encountered red pine—in "natural" woods or in plantations—in every state in the Midwest. |
![]() natural midwestern range |
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