| Leaves |
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10 - 16.5 cm. long |
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needle-shaped leaves |
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shiny and dark green in colour |
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one flat and one rounded side |
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usually in clusters of two |
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| Cones |
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4 - 6 cm. long |
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oval-shaped |
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often dull and mottled in colour |
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scales slightly thicker at tips |
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maturing and opening in autumn |
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cones shed in spring |
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| Bark |
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reddish and scaly on young trees |
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reddish-brown with shallow furrows in long, flat,
scaly plates on old trunks |
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| General |
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Red Pine has the longest needles of
any eastern Canadian Pine |
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usually reaches a height of 18 - 24 m. with a
50 - 100 cm. diameter |
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In Newfoundland its distribution is sparse |
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situated mainly in small isolated stands |
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characterized by a limbless trunk and symmetrical, oval crown |
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grows in pure stands mixed with spruces and fir |
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prefers deep sand or gravel soils |
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because of its rareness, efforts are being made to
make Red Pine a protected species |
