Stone pine

Pinus pinea has also occasionally been listed under the invalid name Pinus sativa. It has also has the vernacular names European Nut Pine, Umbrella Pine ), and Parasol Pine.

The Stone Pine can exceed 25 m height, though is usually rather less tall, 12-20 m being more normal. It has a very characteristic umbrella-like shape, with a short trunk and very broad, smoothly rounded to nearly flat crown. The bark is thick, red-brown and deeply fissured into broad vertical plates. The flexible mid-green leaves are needle-like, in bundles of two, and are 10-20 cm long (exceptionally up to 30 cm). More

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