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pinus resinosa
Norway Pine; Canadian pine ; hard pine; eastern red pineRange:
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and southern Quebec ~ Maine to central Ontario and Manitoba ~ Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and the New England States. Red pine has been planted in a number of states to which it is not native including South Dakota, Ohio, and Indiana.Description:
Red pine is a native evergreen tree. It has a thick bark with 4- 7 inches long needles. This tree usually grows to about 80 feet, but it can grow to almost 150 feet tall. Some red pines have lived to almost 400 years old.
This tree is able to withstand high winds. It has a strong rooting system. Little seedlings will grow taproots that are 6-18 inches long in the first growing season. Older trees have widespread and fairly deep roots that can reach 40 feet long and 5-15 feet deep.
Red pine provides shelter and food for many birds and animals. White-tailed deer, snowshoe hares, and cottontails will eat the seedlings and Moose like to eat red pine in the winter when other food is unavailable. Bald eagles often build their nests below the top of the crown in living red pine.
Native Use
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule
Cold Remedy - Poultice of wetted, inner bark applied to the chest for strong colds.
Ojibwa
Stimulant - Powdered, dried leaves used as a reviver or inhalant.
Unspecified - Bark and cones used medicinally.
Analgesic - Decoction of leaves and bark used as herbal steam for headache and backache; Poultice of crushed leaves and bark applied for headache.
Building Material - Resin boiled twice, added to tallow and used for mending roof rolls of birch bark.
Caulking Material - Resin boiled twice, added to tallow and used for caulking canoes.
Waterproofing Agent - Resin boiled twice and added to tallow to make a serviceable waterproof pitch.
Potawatomi
Stimulant - Leaves used as a fumigant to revive a comatose patient.
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