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Red pine is a coniferous evergreen tree characterized by tall, straight growth. [6] It usually ranges from 20–35 metres (66–115 feet) in height and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in trunk diameter, exceptionally reaching 43.77 m (143 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) tall. [7]
It is a member of the southern conifer group, the podocarps. The Māori name rimu comes from the Polynesian term limu which the tree's foliage were reminded of, [3] ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *limut meaning "moss". [4] The former name "red pine" has fallen out of common use.
Young female cone Pinus sylvestris forest in Sierra de Guadarrama, central Spain. Pinus sylvestris is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 35 metres (115 feet) in height [4] and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in trunk diameter when mature, [5] exceptionally over 45 m (148 ft) tall and 1.7 m (5 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in trunk diameter on very productive sites.
A red pine stands out among white pines and hemlocks in a winter forest. The red pine is recognizable by its reddish bark and needles in clusters of two. Likewise, one of my favorite pine trees ...
Pinus tabuliformis, also called Chinese red pine, [1] Manchurian red pine, [2] or Southern Chinese pine [3] is a pine native to northern China and northern Korea.
The Pinaceae (/ p ɪ ˈ n eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /), or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales.
Globosa, a cultivar of Pinus sylvestris, a northern European species, in the North American Red Butte Garden. Conifers – notably Abies (fir), Cedrus, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's cypress), Cupressus (cypress), juniper, Picea (spruce), Pinus (pine), Taxus (yew), Thuja (cedar) – have been the subject of selection for ornamental purposes ...
The Taiwan red pine is a large tree, with a straight trunk up to 35 metres (115 feet) tall and 80 centimetres (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in diameter. Needles are in bundles of two. Cones are 6–7 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches)