Pinus resinosa

Pinaceae Pinus resinosa Aiton

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
resinosa refers to ‘resinous’; indicating this tree is resinous.

Colloquial Name
Red pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 71, MAN, 72, NBR, NFL, NFL-NE, NSC, ONT, QUE, 74, ILL, MIN, WIS, 75, CNT, MAI, MAS, MIC, NWH, NWJ, NWY, PEN, VER, WVA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus resinosa are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus resinosa that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 3
Pinus resinosa is hardy to USDA Zone 3 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -40C (-40F) to -34.4C (-30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus resinosa is increasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus resinosa and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus resinosa has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus resinosa is Subsect. Pinus. The coordinate taxa for Pinus resinosa are therefore:

Pinus resinosa is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus resinosa is also placed under Pinaceae.

Cultivars
‘Aurea’ , ‘Don Smith’, ‘Globosa’, ‘Hansen Globe’, ‘Joel’s Broom’ , ‘KBN Broom’, ‘KBN Variegated’ , ‘Morel’ , ‘Nana’, ‘Narrow Upright’, ‘Nobska’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Pillnitz’, ‘Quinobequin’, ‘Ragamuffin’ , ‘Sandcastle’ , ‘Spaan’s Fastigiate’, ‘Spaan’s Pillar’, ‘Thunderhead’, ‘University Wisconsin’, ‘Watnong’ , ‘Witches’ Broom’ , ‘Witches’ Broom No. 15’