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Pinus pinea


Stone Pine, or Umbrella Pine




            Mike's Opinion

this is Mike

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I wish I could grow this tree in Southern Ontario as I love its broad, bold form when grown in the open and alone as pictured here growing along the shoreline of southern Portugal.



Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)

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Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pinus
Species
pinea
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (evergreen)
Pronunciation
Height
12-25 m
Spread
10-20 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
April
Shape
Globe to broad umbrella-like at maturity.
Growth
Medium
Habitat
The Mediterranean region in Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Levant.
Bark/Stem Description
The bark is thick, red-brown and deeply fissured into broad vertical plates.
Leaf Description
The flexible mid-green leaves are needle-like, in fascicles of two, and are 10-20 cm long. Young trees up to 5-10 years old bear juvenile leaves, which are very different, single (not paired), 2-4 cm long and glaucous blue-green.
Fruit Description
The cones are broad ovoid, 8-15 cm long, and take 36 months to mature, longer than any other pine. The seeds are large, 2 cm long, pale brown with a powdery black coating that rubs off easily, and have a rudimentary 4-8 mm wing that falls off very early after dispersion.
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