Red Pine

Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)

The Red Pine is a medium-sized evergreen, generally growing to 70-80 feet tall with a 1-3 foot trunk diameter. These trees often establish themselves after fires and will rarely come up in established forests. The Red Pine, also known as the Norway Pine (named after the town in Maine that it was found in, and not the Country) thrives in dry and rock ridges, or light and sandy soil. These trees have an eye-catching reddish-brown bark, which is why I include them in my list of favorites.