Pinus resinosa Aiton
Red pine
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Coniferophyta Conifers—cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs)
Class Pinopsida Gymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews
Order Pinales Cone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and others
Family Pinaceae Pine family: cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces
Genus Pinus Latin for “pine”
Species resinosa "Resin-producing" (from Stearn's Botanical Latin )
About plant names...
Red pines are native to northeastern North America. They live for 200-400 years.
Identification: These trees typically reach 50-70′ (15-21 m) tall, sometimes
up to 200′ (60 m). Bark is rough and scaly and silvery gray, peeling easily to reveal orange-red or brown bark underneath. Needles are 4-7″ (10-17 cm) long, medium
green, occurring in groups of two. Flowers are inconspicuous. Cones are light brown,
oval in shape, about 2″ (5 cm) long,
occurring singly or in pairs. Needles snap easily when bent, an identifying feature. I am perplexed by the spherical
bulges on the shrub-sized pine in photo 20 .
For further information, see the Pinus comparison tables.
Online References:
Earl J.S. Rook's Flora, Fauna, Earth, and Sky ...
The Natural History of the Northwoods
Illinois Wildflowers
The University of Connecticut Plant Database
The Gymnosperm Database
The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database
BorealForest.org
Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants
Wikipedia
The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
EFloras
References:
Sibley, David Allen, The Sibley Guide to Trees , Alfred A. Knopf, 2009 , p. 28
1 · 9/10/2016 · Arlington St., Groton, Massachusetts
2 · 9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
3 · 9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain
4 · 9/10/2016 · Arlington St., Groton, Massachusetts
5 · 7/2/2010 · Mt Vernon Trail, along Potomac River · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain
6 · 9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Trail, Bar Harbor, Maine
7 · 7/2/2010 · Mt Vernon Trail, along Potomac River · ≈ 3 × 2′ (88 × 59 cm) ID is uncertain
8 · 9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Trail, Bar Harbor, Maine
9 · 7/17/2010 · Mackworth Island, Falmouth, Maine
10 · 9/17/2016 · Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Maine
11 · 9/17/2016 · Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)
12 · 4/3/2010 · Mt. Battie (Elev. 780'), Camden, Maine ID is uncertain
13 · 6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine
Pinus resinosa description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 19 Aug 2023.
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14 · 4/24/2021 · Green Point, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, Phippsburg, Maine
15 · 9/29/2013 · North Bubble Hike, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
16 · 6/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.4 cm)
17 · 6/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.5 cm)
18 · 6/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 3½ × 6″ (9.4 × 14 cm)
19 · 6/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3″ (12 × 8.4 cm)
20 · The round swelling is pine-pine gall rust, Endocronartium harknessii. · 4/3/2010 · Mt. Battie (Elev. 780'), Camden, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain
21 · 9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain
22 · The round swelling is pine-pine gall rust, Endocronartium harknessii. · 4/3/2010 · Mt. Battie (Elev. 780'), Camden, Maine · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (82 × 55 cm) ID is uncertain
23 · 5/15/2016 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby, Massachusetts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)
24 · 12/11/2011 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
25 · 9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Trail, Bar Harbor, Maine
26 · 5/15/2016 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby, Massachusetts
27 · 9/29/2013 · North Bubble Hike, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
28 · 6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine
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