The Red Pine got the nickname "Norway" pine from early explorers who thought the tree reminded them of the pine trees they'd seen back home. It stuck and today it's commonly referred to that way.

Red pine ( Pinus resinosa ), also called Norway pine, is found in the northern tier of states, east of the Mississippi River, and into eastern Canada.

People harvest short-needle spruce, balsam fir, and Norway pine trees for use as Christmas trees and boughs for holiday decorations at the five-acre tree farm in Hermantown on Sunday afternoon.

Most of us casually refer to all evergreens as pine trees, but pines are actually just one type of evergreen. White pines have bluish-green needles up to 5 inches long and grow in bunches of five ...