Pinus resinosa; red pine [Pinaceae]  Tall (50-100') evergreen tree.  Needles in bundles of 2, 4-6" long.  Twigs yellowish changing to reddish-brown.  Mature bark forms irregular diamond-shaped scaly plates.  Cones 1-2½" long and conical or ovoid.  Genetic uniformity and straight, rapid plantation growth make this a very widely planted timber tree.  [020]

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