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Pinus radiata
Monterey Pine, Insignis or Radiata Pine
Origin: Central Coast of California. Introduced by Victorian plant collector David Douglas who was employed by the Horticultural Society of London (later to become the Royal Horticultural Society) in the 1920’s. Douglas was killed under suspicious circumstances on his return from the Pacific North-West via Hawaii in 1834 at the age of 35.
| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Pinus |
| Species |
| radiata |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 - (-9)C |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 10 |
| Height |
| Higher than 12 m |
| Spread |
| Wider then 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Vigorous evergreen Conifer. |
| Landscape |
| Hedging and screen low maintenance costal. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in well-drained soil. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| It is closely related to Bishop Pine and Knobcone Pine, hybridizing readily with both species; it is distinguished from the former by needles in threes (not pairs), and from both by the cones not having a sharp spine on the scales. |
| Pests |
| Adelgids, aphids and pine shoot moth. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The bark is fissured and dark grey to brown. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are bright green, in clusters of three, slender, 8?15 cm long and with a blunt tip. |
| Fruit Description |
| The cones are 7 - 17 cm long, brown, ovoid (egg-shaped), and usually set asymmetrically on a branch, attached at an oblique angle. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens, Cornwall, England. Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England.National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
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