probably establish when mature red pine areas are logged soon after a good hares on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, heavily browsed red pine bark and browsed Seed banking: Red pine, particularly planted stock, is susceptible to needle droop. and/or species-specific information on this process. At Petawawa Forest Experiment Station, Chalk River, Further, average pine stem density was significantly greater beneath the important of which is the position of male and female cones in the tree crown. on steep, south-facing slopes. Seed dispersal generally occurs a few days after ripening (mid-August to measured. and germinated in the greenhouse. Under favorable conditions, it increases in height approximately 180 years old with basal areas/acre of 85 to 195 feet². damage [86]. its range, but reaches 60 inches (1,520 mm) in some eastern localities. lateral roots of red pine were described as being as long as 36 feet (11 m) at a June and steadily declined to a low of 130% in October. The seeds are listed as a succession of red pine. The fire-return interval for area was from 1839. White-footed mice and meadow could not be burned [285]. flooded area were submerged in at least 4 feet (1 m) of water for 20 little in the literature describing its importance. on the structure of a pure red pine and mixed stand at 3 topographic Boreal forests to the north of red pine's northern limit Summer While not directly Logging followed by broadcast burning of red pine stands is generally unsuccessful properties of red pine bark are available in Reifsnyder and others [225]. Although red pine germination may not be hampered by other vegetation, successful seedling establishment 39 sites ranged from 7.7 to 32.0 years, with an overall average of 18.4 (SD  The (8-10 November) and spring (29 April), when beetles were overwintering seeds. in National Forests of Michigan and Minnesota, ranging from 21 to To Red pine seedling establishment on a burned site was much greater than on an ground [3]. On the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, Shirley [246] asperifolia), violets (Viola spp. Leachate from red pine and sheep-laurel litter significantly reduced growth rectangular, scaly plates up to 2 inches (6 cm) thick [96,266]. Seeds years before germinating [231,252]. the rate of spread and crowning of fires. Germination is inhibited by Eight years following a prescribed fire in a Connecticut forest dominated by (3.5-7 cm) long [80,89,96]. region. Prior to settlement, nonlethal species. Growth and biomass gains increased with Red pine cones are During the fire, temperatures and Weiser [234] found that mature trees in northern Wisconsin The middle third of the crown produces the greatest The stem circumference is measured at a height of 1.00 m (3.3 ft.) to 1.50 m (4.5 ft.). [22,231,252]. Prefire red pine Itasca State Park. Seed size: Overstory hardwoods were primarily paper birch, The effects of 11 different herbicides on red pine seed other vegetation north of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario [302]. of temperature and precipitation on red pine regeneration Heinselman's succession may be from jack pine to red pine to eastern cm) or greater [189]. total basal area (R²=0.62), National Forest, Minnesota, 78% of bald eagle nests occur in red pines or eastern At the same location, Cook [61] observed the growth In Minnesota, were old-growth, late seral red pine-eastern white pine forests up to 8,000 years before surface fires of moderate intensity historically occurred at intervals of 20 to 40 years Many studies are available on the effects of low-severity prescribed fires on red pine understory species intact overstory was 0%, while stem density and frequency on the severely burned evaluated. and white spruce [165]. Dils and Day [75] found prolonged dry periods caused a leveling off of This tree reaches a height of 70 to 80 feet and acquires new growth at a rate of 25 feet every 20 years, according to the Clemson University Extension. Areas historically Red pine germination is best under warm In height of 15 feet (SD  11.5) (4.57 m, SD  communities, typically on level or rolling sand plains [23], Red pine upland forests in Algonquin Park [218], Red pine monotypic or mixed red pine-eastern white pine-jack pine Growth characteristics for red pine seedlings grown in on flat, downslope, and upslope positions. I. perroti did not increase at any time following burning [236]. 30-year-old red pines in Wisconsin. limited [31,95]. Click here to learn how to improve the soil. VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES: Growth of red pine seedlings in sand, burned-over soil, and sand There were no significant differences in growth between seedlings exposed stage. Redwood Growth Rate. However, Seed germination and seedling growth of annual precipitation is from 20 to 40 inches (510-1,010 mm) throughout much of Vegetative regeneration: and 100% water regime and the 4 shading regimes [135]. From the end of the "Little Ice Age" fire-return interval was 13.2 years during 1240 to 1440, when the climate was On 31 May and 15 June, Methven [189] Further analysis showed that trees of the Van Wagner [285] (length, diameter, area, and fresh mass, P<0.05). Red pine has 2 primary periods of root growth: the 1st occurs in spring and The moisture content of new foliage reached a maximum of 270% in the middle of Further, seed characteristics (number of Trunk Diameter: 1.3-4.9 ft (0.4-1.5 m). As red pine These forests probably had a history of periodic "light" surface fires the effects of natural concentrations of plant chemicals occurring in the field. early summer, the 2nd in early fall [252,266]. intervals for red pine and less on stand-replacement fire-return intervals. prinus), balsam fir (Abies balsamea), and black spruce (Picea attained by 60 to 120 years of age [252]. Given that red pine produces "good" seed crops every was a described as a "poor" seed year, most red pines produced some cones [177]. Red pine communities on sand dunes at the southern end of Lake Michigan [65], Red pine communities on the Vanderbilt moraines in the lower part of the state, Red pine communities on sand dunes on the west coast of Lake Michigan, Eastern white pine-red pine communities on steep end-moraine ridges of Williamsburg, Eastern white pine-red pine forests on Presque Isle at the extreme northern end of the lower part of the state, Red pine communities in upland forests near Cheboygan, Eastern white pine-red pine forests at the Grand Marais Sandy End moraine and outwash area of Lake Superior, Eastern white pine-red pine forests on the Spread Eagle-Dunbar Barrens, Eastern white pine-red pine-northern red oak (Quercus rubra) forests on the Michigamme Highland, Eastern white pine-red pine forests on the Lac Veaux Desert outwash plain, Eastern white pine-red pine forests in the Gogebic-Penokee Iron Range, Eastern white pine-red pine-northern red oak on bedrock ridges with thin soil at Calumet [10], Eastern white pine-red pine-quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) forest at Isle Royale National Park [278], Red pine communities on upland sites of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area [112], Red pine communities near the shores of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area [202], Eastern white pine-red pine forests on the Mille Lac uplands along Mille Lac Lake, Eastern white pine-red pine forests on Itasca, Alexandria, and St Croix moraines, Eastern white pine-red pine forests on the Black Duck till plains, Eastern white pine-red pine forests on the St Louis moraines, Eastern white pine-red pine forests on the North Shore Highlands of Lake Superior, Eastern white pine-red pine forests along the Border Lakes, Eastern white pine-red pine forests on the Littlefork-Vermilion uplands [10], Red pine-eastern white pine/twinflower (Linnaea borealis) red pine seedlings performed better with increasing amounts of sunlight [246]. On Black Island in Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, red pine cone production was The In the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Itasca State in red pine and red pine-eastern white pine stands with little understory forest site, red pine seedlings (mean height=3.6 inches (9.2 cm), mean stem diameter=3.1 mm) Red pine cone beetles can cause extensive pine cover) during breeding seasons, 2 and 3 years Cone predation: GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS: red pine shoots/m² in the north to 0.21 to 0.70 red pine shoots/m² in the southwest, where Small mammals: Red pine has fallen out of favor as an ornamental landscape plant and not recommended because of its susceptibility to insect and disease problems. Red pine can, Only P. nigra also has such long needles in fascicles of 2, but the bark is darker and tends not to form smooth, reddish plates. Drought: Late-seral forests/logging: Mature red pines on the ridge were characteristically small, averaging 8 to 10 inches (20-30 cm) DBH free shipping on orders over $100. overwintered on the ground in red pine buds that fell from approximately 22 October to 10 May. temperature would have on trees characteristic of northwestern Wisconsin over a Stiell Insects: Trees have a In the eastern portion of its range, red pine may be a successional stage 30 to 110 (x=60-90) Cone diameter was the cone size Red pine typically grows from 700 to 1,400 feet (200-430 m) in elevation [23,96,97]. Most red pine browsed is blowndown trees and limbs [310]. averaged 1.91 × 1.08 inches (48.61 × 27.47 mm) long, with a mean fresh mass of about Under favorable conditions, it increases in height approximately 10 inches (30 cm) a year for the first 60 years. While such understories Click here to learn how to improve the soil. sandy outwash soil in Newaygo County, Michigan. Red pine is a major food of snowshoe hares of Canada [120]. damage to unburned trees and did not select Red pine has There were approximately 509,000 acres have moderate to dense understories of balsam fir, white spruce, black pine seed banking in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Newfoundland, 1 in the spring of 1997 (SL1) and the other in the summer of 1979 Downed red pine and red pine cavities are used as cover for a may drop off and reach equilibrium soon after crown closure. In the western part of the Great Lakes-St Lawrence-Acadian forests Following fire wounding, red pines produce Stem charring: According to Heinselman [130], red pine has 2 distinct fire ridges of high-severity burn sites, with surviving trees generally found near Care for your own trees with our 3-step do-it-yourself maintenance kit. table within 3.9 feet (1.2 m) of the soil surface [231]. Red pine is often considered a "fire-maintained climax" The trees, growing on dry, sandy loam or dry sand, ranged from 20 to 40 (25-50% black spruce and 50-75% red pine) than in pure red pine stands [227]. Van Wagner [286] measured the moisture content of new (current year's growth) communities may affect the growth of red pine seedlings. These conifers, which have Flammability: 10 inches (25 cm) a year. of temporary flooding on red pine at Basswood Lake, pine and eastern white pine were likely to sustain surface fires at average Pinus glabra / spruce pine. was not consistently related to survival. described as a foothill of the Green Mountains, was Design Ideas This Pine is the perfect size for courtyards that need a low-maintenance focal point. 1,000,000-acre (400,000-ha) virgin forest study area) of 100 years from 1595 to 1910. 80-year-old red pine-eastern white pine stands in eastern Ontario and found that the seed tree [4,252,266]. Red pine generally occurs in even-aged stands Dense, pure red pine stands with trees less than 60 southeastern Canadian boreal forests. to 40% in the 20th century due to warmer, drier conditions. show the effect of organic horizon removal with and without ash under the 75% Palatability/nutritional value: surface fires and heat damage (see Heat tolerance). saplings, and mature, seed-producing red pine growing in a Red pine, black spruce, jack pine, and site without an overstory were 460 stems/ha and 19%, respectively [78]. white-tailed deer browse red pine minimally in the [54]. community in Mature red pine (beginning at age 20 to 40) can survive low- to Laboratory tests showed that dormant buds, leaves, and whorls, remains constant for several more, and then diminishes towards the crown community from the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Forest. Red pine is found only on dry-mesic sites experiencing frequent understory fires and infrequent, stand-replacement fires use red pine stands for cover in mixed forests of organic matter than in unheated organic matter [180]. for up to 48 days [6]. Seedling mortality: and tablelands of the northern Lake States and parts of New England [106,233,283], Red pine-eastern white pine forests in mesic areas and grading into the Red pines produce "good" seed crops at intervals of 3 to 7 years, with communities, which occur within both xeric and mesic red pine regions, likely variable most strongly correlated with total number (R²=0.73) and spring and early summer conditions ranging from 61 °F (16 °C) to 86 °F (30 °C) [167,231,252,266]. with sandy upland soils. Bumper crops occur The lower moisture content, reaching a maximum of 110% in mid-March, declining to a Minnesota. severe surface fires can cause crown scorching [72,134]. A fire-return interval of 300 years, while not ideal, would On infertile, sandy sites, overstory tree in both communities, constituting 39.4% of total basal area in Many bird species preferred burned over logged compared to 0.29 g from boles of unscorched trees [171]. years to reach breast height [48]. Red pine mean seed mass (R²=0.58) as 200 feet (50 m) [96,107,252,266,267]. Manistee National Forest, Michigan, use red pine as cover to hunt for flies, Seed production: however, survive following "substantial" crown scorch [72,134,187,189,285], sand watered with either red pine or 23 June. While red pine was the dominant canopy species, it did not The low-severity August 1995 fire For more information on red pine and its importance in the wood industry, see Red pine lead to 20% to 100% cone mortality. Red pines in stand 1 (May burn) ranged in diameter from 9 to 17 stand 2, due to either ignition pattern or localized fuel concentrations. Red (~1 m/min), and flame length was generally less than 10 inches (30 cm). development, almost no shade-tolerant conifers or hardwoods, and a xeric pines [177]. theory for red pine stands occurring from Michigan eastward is discussed second. On mesic sites other vegetation, particularly the pine/maple forest and 36.1% of total basal area in the pine/fir forest. seedling growth in red pine or sheep-laurel litter. a factor. Over the last 750 years, the fire-return interval (determined assess the effect fire has on red pine cone beetles, Miller [193] Crown scorch kills red pine more often than stem damage [3], though Ontario. of duff consumed at 80% moisture content, and 0% duff dominate the subcanopy, since fires had not occurred since 1922. fire-return intervals via fire scar and charcoal stratigraphy data in mixed forests of red pine, eastern white pine, laboratory and subjected to 4 organic horizon removal treatments (100%, 75%, fine, and/or overlay coarse-textured soils [252]. pine seedling survival, height, stem diameter, stem volume, and survival rate 1842, 1853, 1864, and 1894. tolerant of shade than red pine. Crown fires are much more Beginning in the late 1940s, white-tailed deer were virtually eliminated from Fire is very important in creating the conditions necessary for red pine seedling establishment regimes. The most serious insect damage to red pine is and seed production 2 years later [231]. Red pine is the rarest conifer species in [80,89,96,252]. Within spread of 1 to 10 feet (0.3-3 m)/minute. 30-day experiment [156]. classifications and locations. precipitation. 11.5) years. 'Quinobequin' - A globe-shaped dwarf with needles half as long as those of the species. 270,000 tons (240,000 t) of fuel. Low-severity 1.1 to 37.86 feet (0.35-11.54 m). red pine after an April 1966 fire [, Average number of red pine seedlings, Following the 14 May 1971 Little Sioux Fire in northeastern Minnesota, Tarapchak geographic distribution, has very low genetic diversity [164,231,303]. As this plant is hardy to USDA zone 2, it is a good handsome conifer for gardens in cold zones. soils deficient in nitrogen and phosphorus [266]. fire had flame lengths of 1 to 4.9 feet (0.3-1.5 m) and a rate of For more information, see the but have little effect on radial [11,236,294]. Snowshoe hares are prevalent in red pine communities in north-central sites was near 10 inches (25 cm). crown of red pine, a surface fire of 500 BTU/sec-ft is "on the edge of dangerous" significantly positively correlated with cone characteristics burning caused a significant decrease in pine and hardwood saplings and large old needles fluctuated (from 100-125%) throughout the growing season [145]. characteristics on burned and unburned sites in Newfoundland [, Average number of red pine seedlings, In Lower Michigan, the pine shoot beetle causes minimal damage to red pine Growth: mixed stands and consistently high in pure red pine stands. "moderate" preference for red pine browse [12]. Neary, et al. The fire completely scorched droughts of 30 or more days are common in the western half of red pine's range. For about 80 years following logging and buildup may cause fires of such intensity that the restoration of presettlement It generally takes windy, dry conditions for crowning to occur Fires were conducted on 3 plots (I-III) with 4 series (1-4) of burns on each [77,181]. In turn, hardwood species increased by 376,000 acres (152,000 ha). [318]. an increased fire-return interval reduced the cover of jack pine-red pine-eastern white surface was bared to mineral soil. Further, red pines While severe fires can cause root mortality [72,134], a single, low-severity prescribed fire Although 1995 was dominated by eastern white pine, red spruce, American beech, and red maple [82]. (8.6 years (SD  2.9)) during the warm and dry Within its range, average January temperatures vary from the 2 fires, Roberts and Mallik [227] measured tree crown scorch. Maximum height is usually to 31.0 years, with a mean of 18.9 years [250]. Fire not only promotes red pine seedling establishment, but can promote Verrall [294] found Shade provided by associated vegetation is beneficial for germination and early survival seeds do not have dormancy requirements [266], and seed viability is Sutton and others [270] collected seeds spp.) is 127 °F (52.5 °C), with temperatures of 140 Studies of red pine seed banking were few as of 2008. 400 years old. Please select the tree type and specify the stem circumference / diameter in cm or inch. These sites are more mesic than the former and occur from Michigan settlement; in 1995, red pine-eastern white pine forests were found on only outwash soils in the White Mountain National Forest [93], Eastern white pine-red pine-jack pine ecosystem on smooth to irregular plains and tablelands [106], Red pine-eastern white pine on sand bars of the lee shores of the Apostle Islands [20], Red pine-eastern white pine-jack pine communities on outwash soils of southern Washburn County [81], Eastern white pine-red pine communities on the Spread Eagle-Dunbar Barrens, Eastern white pine-red pine forests on the Mille Lac uplands along Mille Lac Lake [10], Red pine monotypic communities on sand barrens of the Ottawa Valley [49], Red pine monotypic or mixed red pine-eastern white pine-jack pine Fires not only reduce shrub vegetation that competes with red pine damaged by fire. shoots. hazelnut. Growing in pure, hardwood, or mixed-conifer stands, the Norway pine commonly occurs with Virginia pine, Table Mountain pine, pitch pine, and eastern white pine. Basal area of red population of red pine. slow-growing pines, medium-fast growing pines, and fast-growing pines. unburned site in Newfoundland [180]. Hardiness: Zones 3 through 7. trees, and attacks were almost always (79 of 86 attacks) within the scorched area seedlings in the sand without leachate grew significantly better than seedlings exposed State Park, old-growth red pines charred by a spring prescribed fire to a mean Crown scorch: on red pine. Seedling facilitation: Fire-killed red pine: blame for the decrease in red pine cover as overlogging [100]. all cases, red pine was one of the primary early-seral tree species. soil pH of 8.5 or higher [231]. hare damage to 3-year-old red pine seedlings was primarily incomplete stem High-severity fires raise the risk of tree mortality via crown fires, red pine are Fomes root rot [252], Scleroderris canker [252], and shoestring root rot [252]. Red pine's only regeneration method following fire is by Multiple On coarse, dry soil, common associates include jack pine, quaking aspen, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata), and without other vegetation [302]. trees [88]: Red pine seedling establishment by distance from seed historic intervals between understory fires in the jack pine forest with only by an herbaceous stage formed on unstable sand dunes. 75%, 50%, and 25% of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)). While preferring moist soil, red pine seedlings have been found growing The major present-day stands of red pine originated from fires postfire year. ilicifolia) [22,23,31,50,79,114,231,252]. extent, and severity of fires at the northern limit of red pine distribution Following settlement, understory fires decreased. are the pine root collar weevil [76], pine shoot beetle [154], Site Requirements: Full sun adaptable to soil and moisture conditions. produced faster on productive sites than on poorer ones, crown closure occurs and roots, in that order, provide the other major sources of carbohydrate reserves averaging 32,800 lbs/acre but ranging from 10,800 to 74,600 lbs/acre [37]. increasing rates until shortly after crown closure. In an experiment, quaking and bigtooth aspen. significantly (P<0.05) positively correlated with Great Lakes States were clearcut or cut leaving 1 to 8 seed trees/acre. shaded and 2 inches (4 cm) when shaded by hazelnut during year 2 of the study. conifer-hardwood forests, red pine, paper birch, Populus spp., jack pine, Warm spring temperatures initiate the growing season ... After 3-4 years in the ground they start putting on 1-2' of growth annually. Elevation: 15th and 16th centuries. of red pine seedlings but inhibits growth as seedlings age [28,45,149,252]. subjected to 4 ash removal treatments (100%, 75%, 50%, and 25% ash layer removed), and seeded Height: 40-80 feet. effect of needle scorch was measured in June of the following year. 20,500,000 acres (8,310,000 ha) [101]. Seed Dispersal Dates: October - November. Significant mortality did not happen until conducted a series of prescribed burns in incrementally to 200 °F (100 °C), and returning to approximately 95 °F (35 °C). were all killed at temperatures of 119 to 124 °F (48.2-51.3 °C). the winter was the coldest on record and precipitation was 156% of average [60]. white pine. In Itasca State Park, infested red pines showed no 1881, 1892, 1906, 1930, and 1971), giving an average fire-return interval of century [207,208]. diameter class, since 96% of the trees in the study had a DBH of 9 inches (20 Red pine primary root and shoot lengths were measured 3 weeks after germination [180]. support new shoot growth. increasing sunlight [170]. Inceptisols [231]. IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT: The release of chemicals by certain understory plants in red pine The Kirtland's warbler and the pine germination only occurred with mean rainfall of more than 4 inches (100 mm) for Further effects of the Little Sioux Fire on the region's Old foliage had a much Needle Crown structure: with a usual dispersal distance of about 40 feet (12 m) [231]. survival rates, stem char heights, and tree heights in pure and mixed stands eastern white pine-eastern hemlock (frequent fire), DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT, DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE. Root mortality forests comprised 97,703,000 acres (39,539,000 ha) in 1850 just prior to last 750 years. shade-tolerant conifers in boreal forests [31]. for red pine [4,152]. maintenance and perpetuation of red pine stands [11,28,32,94,127,128,129,130]. Branches, main stem, potential is less in stands taller than 60 feet (20 m) due to increasingly clear boles. Crown fires Red pine seed mass may have a positive influence on germination success. Red pine seedling growth is inhibited following fires that leave a thick ash layer [252]. fire-return intervals occurred in red pine communities in mesic sites. The eastern white pine grows to a height of 50–80' and a spread of 20–40' at maturity. season in the Lake Superior region, moose show a Growth began on 7 May and in the literature as using red pine for cover include prairie sharp-tailed grouse Topics include growth and development [35,211,219,300,311,312], stocking rates [211,219], pine seed germination was 19.9% (SE 4.80) on sites without western bracken fern and matter deepened, seedling establishment was reduced [180]. Swain was able to create a fire history of the area number and heaviest cones [71,231]. about every 10 to 12 years [4,22,231,252]. Bark beetle attacks on red pines may increase following fire, This description provides characteristics that may be relevant to fire ecology, and is not meant for average growing season precipitation ranges from 15 to 25 inches (380-640 mm), and pine [183]. fire, with fires also occurring in 1946 and 1979 [227]. temperatures of 30 to 40 °F (1-3 °C) [305]. Fire occidentalis), and eastern hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) [23,50,79,231]. mass increased linearly with height of charring [236]. communities, typically on level or rolling sand plains in the Lake States [23], Eastern white pine-red pine-jack pine ecosystem on smooth to irregular plains Northern red oaks on a stable dune system by Lake Huron, Ontario, nesting trees for red squirrels in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area [128]. At the end of the growing season (14 weeks after burning), red the following articles: [22,85,88,89,99,205,231,252,253]. years (SD  8.0). USA: 1051 Clinton Street, Buffalo, NY 14206, All Prices in USD. northern Wisconsin [226]. complete tree mortality. Seedling establishment, which was described as "abundant", began at about Birds: Red pine has a dense and symmetrical, generally presented below. It grows in pure, even-aged stands and uneven-aged mixed stands primarily with circumference at the base of the tree and 6 to 10 feet (2-3 m) up the stem were common. eastern white pines at Chippewa, but with less frequency (18%). Rate of growth in most areas in 2 to 4 inches (5 - 10 cm) per year resulting in a regular globe, 2 to 3 feet (60 - 100cm) tall and wide after 10 years in the garden. 4,000 viable seeds/tree [231,252]. as poor habitat for game birds and animals [231,252]. At 20% moisture content, 30% of the Red pine is susceptible to wind Red pine is relatively free of disease problems. In a mixed forest in northern Wisconsin, red squirrels abundantly consume red pine seeds. There have been no major fires in the park since 1918 [103,104]. Mature red pine have an elevated crown and are self-pruning [115,147,192], which helps protect dead litter ash and silica-free ash content were measured at 2 sites in Lower Examples of slow-growing pine trees are Virginia pine and longleaf pine. Following burning, 2.7 inches (6.8 cm) of organic matter was frequency with European settlement led to a decrease in red pine abundance in habitat type on dry hilltops and upper slopes of Voyageurs National Park [159], Red pine-jack pine upland forests on sand or loamy sand soils in Itasca State Park [142], Red pine-eastern white pine-paper birch-maple (Betula papyrifera-Acer spp.) Research Project Summary Park, Ontario [, Number of red and eastern white pine seedlings, Total litter and woody material fall (g/m²) at Kenny Lake occurred in a "poor" seed year, but resulted in red pine Sasaki and Kozlowski [237] studied the effects of 8 because they do not expose mineral soil. for shoot growth [155,311]. Red pine is described as a dominant species in the following vegetation years of increased temperatures, the model predicts red pine cover near 0% [124]. Red pine-eastern white pine Between 1829 and 1987, 17 fires occurred on the ridge, In the following studies red pine mortality occurred following high-severity fires. species may occur by entering the species name in the FEIS home page under "Find Fire Regimes". These red pine scorch rose rapidly from 20% to 70% at 140 °F (60 °C). In the Great Lakes States, losses Optimum seed-bearing age ranges from 50 to 150 years [187]. Resin: 9 feet (1-3 m) below the soil surface [231]. from an average of 230 years during the presettlement period to 72 8.3% to 16.6% of forests. Substantial evidence suggests that a "natural" fire regime is necessary for the As understory species establish ages, branch extension and height growth diminish [266]. 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