Managed Red Pine is generally tolerant of moisture stress and low-severity wildfire.

Red Pine is adapted to withstand low-severity wildfire and other disturbances. Managed Red Pine stands occur on a range of soil types in northern Minnesota, from dry to mesic. Therefore there will likely continue to be suitable planting locations for these forests in the future. Wildfire is typically excluded from Managed Red Pine stands and fire is not used as a management or regeneration tool, so it is unclear whether more frequent wildfire would benefit managed red pine forests.