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red pine
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a tree, Pinus resinosa, of eastern and central Canada.
See: Norway pine
Quotations
1767
They are hereby forbid to cut down . . . White Pine, Red Pine, Cypress, or White Oak Trees, on the lands above described.
1854
Red pine . . . is often, but improperly, called "Norway" pine.
1963
Here is also a stand of red pine valuable as a seed orchard [Algoma district, north of Lake Superior].
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the wood of this tree.
Quotations
1814
Required for His Majesty's Navy, 20,000 Feet of Red Pine. . . .
1962
In the Maritime Provinces, red pine and red spruce are the most extensively used. . . .