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Pinus pinea
Stone Pine, or Umbrella Pine
Mike's
Opinion
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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 |
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Cultivars
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| 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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