Red pine (Pinus resinosa) is a fast-growing, long-lived tree that can reach heights of 50-80 feet. Shade intolerant, red pine prefers full sun on a moist or dry site. It grows best on well-drained, sandy loam soil, making it an excellent tree for reforestation of poor, sandy sites. Red pine is straight-stemmed and self-pruning; it sheds dead branches, tending to leave older trees with very long lengths of branchless trunk below the canopy.

Photos: cone by Keith Kanoti, seedlings by GTCD

BUNDLE BREAKDOWN:

Bundle of 5: $25

Bundle of 10: $42

Bundle of 25: $88

Bundle of 50: $141

Bundle of 100: $211

STATS ON RED PINE

• Mature Height:  50–80 feet

• Mature Width:  20–40 feet

• Soil Type:  Sandy, Well-Drained

• Moisture:  Dry, Moderate

• Sun:  Full sun

• Growth Rate:  Medium
  

KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF RED PINE

• Pollen cones form April-May.  2" long seed cones mature in fall of the second year.

• Fissures within the bark are reddish in color, giving it the name, "red pine."

• Needles are in clusters of two, and are brittle when bent.
  

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