Pinus resinosa (Red Pine) is a medium-sized evergreen coniferous tree of conical habit with a straight trunk, spreading and ascending branches, and a narrowly rounded crown. The straight to slightly twisted, yellow-green to dark green needles, up to 6 in. long (15 cm), are presented in bundles of two and are quite brittle, breaking cleanly when bent. The ovoid seed cones, 2.5 in. long (6 cm), are light red-brown. They mature and open 2 years after pollination. The bark is light cinnamon-brown bark is furrowed and cross-checked into irregular rectangular, scaly plates. Long-lived (200-400 years), Red Pine is the State Tree of Minnesota.

• Grows up to 50-80 ft. tall (15-24 m) and 20-25 ft. wide (6-8 m).
• Performs best in full sun in medium moisture, in well-drained soils. Drought tolerant.
• Keep an eye our for needle cast, needle blight, bark canker, root rots, and rusts. Deer resistant.
• No pruning required.
• Propagation: seeds germinate very easily, no dormancy period required.
• Native from Newfoundland to Manitoba south to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York.