The long needles cause a very tufted look to the tree canopy. Bark on the red pine is scaly and red-orange in color in younger trees and platy and reddish brown in older trees. Cones are egg-shaped, ...

Today, the red pine is the state tree of Minnesota. What the red pine lacks in commercial value, it gains in ecological prowess. In a world where diseases, parasites, and severe weather can kill most ...

People that see dead or dying red pine trees with “wool” around the base of the needles, are being asked to send photos and location info to foresthealth@dec.ny.gov.

The Red Pine got the nickname "Norway" pine from early explorers who thought the tree reminded them of the pine trees they'd seen back home. It stuck and today it's commonly referred to that way.

CONCORD, N.H. — State forestry officials plan to remove about 120 acres of red pine trees from a state park this winter to slow the spread of an aggressive insect that's destroyed thousands of ...

The tree tied with another in Watersmeet, Mich., for the largest red pine in the nation, making them co-champion red pines. The Itasca tree was over 120 feet tall and more than nine feet in ...

Red Pine trees will be cut down at the county park to improve safety on the trails and improve the park's ecosystem. Credit: Liliana Murillo. Author: Liliana Murillo ...

If you live near red pine trees — and in much of Minnesota, chances are you do — you may have noticed some dead, brown patches in the upper branches this summer. They're proof of a moth ...

Collectors can also ask permission from loggers cutting down red pine trees to pick the cones off the top of the trees. ... PHOTOS: Dow High graduation ceremony, May 22, 2025. 5.

Each bushel of red pine cones will earn you $100. The DNR is looking for pine cones that are fresh off the tree and stored properly—not in burlap or plastic bags, which can ruin the pine cones ...

Looking for an outdoor side hustle? Collecting a bushel of pine cones this month will net you $100 and help the Michigan Department of Natural Resources plant trees in state forests.