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Cornell Junior Extension Bulletin 26 



3. RED PINE 



Norway Pine 

 (Pinus resinosa Solander) 



Red pine is a valuable, fast-growing timber tree less generally distrib- 

 uted than the white pine. It is found commonly on the sandy soils 

 adjacent to the Adirondacks and frequently on dry benches in west- 

 central New York. The wood 

 is light, medium in texture, 

 close-grained, pale red in color, 

 and is often sold as white-pine 

 lumber. Because of its rapid 

 growth and relative freedom 

 from insect and fungous dis- 

 eases, it is one of the best trees 

 for forest planting on many of 

 the thousands of acres of idle 

 land in the State. 



Bark — reddish brown in 

 color, with shallow, flat ridges 

 separating into thin flaky, 

 scales. 



Twigs — coarse, reddish brown 

 in color, roughened at base of 

 year's growth. 



Winter buds — rather incon- 

 spicuous, with pointed reddish 

 brown scales. 



Leaves — needle-like, in clusters of 2, from 3 to 6 inches long, dark 

 green in color, slender, flexible, remaining on twigs from three to four 

 years. 



Fruit — a cone, 2 inches long, without stem, requiring two years to 

 mature, light brown in color when ripe, staying on the tree into the next 

 s<a sou. Cone scales — without spines or prickles. Seeds — 2 under each 

 scale, winged, light chestnut brown in color, 1 /s inch long, ripening in 

 September. 



RED PINE 



Cone and needles, natural size 



