Pinus resinosa

The red pine grows naturally in the north-east of the United States and in eastern Canada, as well as around the Great Lakes, areas climatically similar to Finland; it is one of the most promising exotic pine species. The red pine doesn’t grow particularly large but is extremely beautiful. The trunk is reddish, like the native species P. sylvestris, whose common name Scots Pine is rather misleading; the needles are very much longer, up to 15 cm, and persist four to five years.