Pinus Species, Italian Stone Pine, Parasol Pine, Pignolia Nut Pine, Italian Stone Pine (Pinus pinea)
Picture shows the spruce-like, bluish juvenlie foliage as well as the more typical pine-like adult foliage.
Several older specimens in Arcadia, California, about 60-70' tall
Planted as a 1 ft seedling in 2002. It is 4 ft tall as of Dec 2005
closeup of needles and candles
Young Italian Stone Pine... this specimen displays both juvenile (spruce-like) and adult (pine-like) foliage... note it has been pruned to restrict its size.
Mature plants in historic range - Rome, Italy
Mature plants - Ostia Antica, Italy
close-up of Itali.StonePine
Krapets, Bulgaria. Zone 7b.
Closeup of branching pattern...
these dense trees make excellent shade trees for picnic benches and for parking lots
young needles with strobili underneath
a trio of pines on the side of North Cove, Mission Bay, San Diego, California
the trunk often looks like an oil painting composed of smooth streaks of orangish brown
pine needle debris often collects and creates even more shade than usual
looking upward into a region of dense pine needle litter that has accumulated
excellent shade produced by these pines at North Cove parking lot, Mission Bay, San Diego, California
2 larger specimens planted by city, Grand Avenue, Pacific Beach community, San Diego, California
underside of the duo of pines on Grand Avenue, Pacific Beach
the surfaces of the orange strips on the trunk are smooth and shiny
row of pines planted by the city, along La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla, California
this little cutie will be training for bonsai
about an 80' tall tree, southern California
A young potted edible Pine Nut tree at Mitre 10 Garden Centre in Waihi, NZ
Krapets, Bulgaria, zone 8a
Pinus pinea in Mount Vesuvius National Park, Naples, Italy (2008)
Pinus pinea in Mount Vesuvius National Park, Naples, Italy (2008)
Pinus pinea on Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy (2008)
Pinus pinea at the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy (2008)
Pinus pinea in Rota, Spain (2008)
Krapets, Bulgaria, zone 8a
Krapets, Bulgaria, zone 8a
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Pinus Species, Italian Stone Pine, Parasol Pine, Pignolia Nut Pine, Italian Stone Pine
Pinus pinea
| Type: | Trees, Conifers |
| Height: | over 40 ft. (12 m) |
| Conditions: | Zone 8-10, Full Sun |