This week in Finding Minnesota, we take a look at the Red Pine -- also known as the Norway Pine -- and why it was chosen to be the state tree. Even when it's cold outside, Afton State Park is ...

But this was — is — a special tree. It was Minnesota’s tallest red pine and a co-national champion, sharing the honor with a great red pine in Michigan.

In case you didn’t know, the red pine is Minnesota’s state tree. In 2007, a winter storm blew the top 30 feet off of the previous champ, located in Itasca State Park. It was also the co-world ...

In Minnesota’s rapidly warming forests, researchers are planting trees from southern climates because they’re expected to grow better as temperatures rise. Search Query Show Search.

Science | March 15, 2024. In Minnesota, Researchers Are Moving Trees Farther North to Save Forests. As the world warms, trees in such forests will no longer be adapted to their local climates.

Red pine trees across much of Minnesota have been damaged by a large outbreak of the red pine shoot moth this summer. The moths -- in their caterpillar stage -- eat and nest in the tender outer ...

For those who want an imposing tree, 40 feet or taller at maturity, U experts say these trees should thrive in a changing climate: black cherry, black walnut, bur oak, chestnut oak, eastern red ...

This month, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources relaunched its Big Tree Registry program. The registry began in 1962. It was mothballed two years ago, owing to a lack of resources.

Another native favorite – one that undergoes nearly constant change – is red maple, one of five Florida maples. Found from Southern Canada to Florida and Minnesota, red maple is a fast-growing ...

The long needles cause a very tufted look to the tree canopy. Bark on the red pine is scaly and red-orange in color in younger trees and platy and reddish brown in older trees. Cones are egg-shaped, ...