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Bouquet of Needles

Posted by Maggie Bolger,
North Country explorer from New London, NH
February 4, 2015

Category: Plant,
Habitat Description: Red pine, softwood forest,
Natural History Info: Red pine is a coniferous tree, classified within the northern pine species. They grow tall and straight and their bark is grey-brown near the base of the tree and thin, flakey, and bright-orange near the top. It has long waxy needles found in fascicles of two. Red pine is a food source for several animals, including deer, snowshoe hares, squirrels, chipmunks, mice and crossbills.

I found this image interesting because of how it looks down on the plant. I like the pinecone covered in snow.