RED PINE
(Pinus resinosa)
Leaves: [Evergreen] needles in clusters of 2, slender, 4″-6″ long, dark green, borne in dense tufts at the ends of branchlets; snap easily when bent double.
Twigs: Stout, ridged, yellow-brown to red-brown. Buds egg-shaped, about ½″ long, brown at first and later silvery.
Fruit: A cone, about 2″ long, without prickles, nearly stalkless, remains attached until the following year.
General: Comparatively smooth, reddish brown bark. Like white pine, it develops one horizontal [whorl] of side branches each year. A medium to large-sized tree. Valuable timber tree in the northern part of the State; wood used chiefly for construction lumber.
NORWAY SPRUCE
(Picea abies)
Leaves: [Evergreen] needles occur singly, spirally arranged on twigs, sharp-pointed, four-sided, usually ¾″ long, dark green.
Twigs: Bright, golden-brown. Buds egg-shaped, darker than twigs.
Fruit: A cylindrical cone, 4″-7″ long, light brown; scales with finely toothed margin, broader than long.