Melinda Myers

Red Pine

Botanical Name

Pinus resinosa

Hardiness

Zones 2 to 5

Height

50 to 80 feet

Width

Variable

Fruit

Ovoid, 2" light brown cone

Light

Full sun

Soil

Dry, loose, sandy, acidic

Planting & Care

• Transplant as balled and burlap
• Not salt tolerant

Problems

White pine blister, rust, pine weevil, cankers, needle blights, red pine scale, webworm, spittlebug, shoot borer

Varieties

• Don Smith - cones purple when young, dwarf, rounded