The Red Pine (Pinus resinosa), is a North Americanpine, occurring from Newfoundland west to southeast Manitoba, and south to northern Illinois and Pennsylvania, with a small outlying population in the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia. It is a tree characterized by tall, straight growth in a variety of habitats. It usually ranges from 20-35 m in height, but can exceed that in optimal conditions, exceptionally reaching 43 m tall. This species is shade intolerant, but does well in poor, windy sites. This pine does best in well-drained soil.
The needles are in fascicles of two, 12-18 cm long, and brittle. The cones are 4-6 cm long, the scales without a prickle and almost stalkless.
The wood is commercially valuable for lumber and pulp, and the tree is also used for landscaping.
In the past it was occasionally known by the confusing name Norway Pine, even though it is native to North America, and not Norway.
Redpine is confined to the Northern Forest region and the southern fringe of the Boreal Forest region.
Redpine commonly grows on dry soils low in fertility, but it is also found on a variety of sites including organic debris over rock outcrops and some structured lacustrine red clays, where it may be somewhat stunted, however.
Redpine roots die back in soils seasonally saturated for more than 3 months and their downward growth is restricted if soil drainage is poor.
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