Italian Stone Pine
Pinus pinea · Pinaceae · 우산소나무
How to spot it
The upper branches of mature trees spread like an umbrella; long needles are borne in pairs.
Look
- Leaves
- Needles are borne in pairs; young needles are covered with a gray waxy layer.
- Flowers
- It makes cones rather than flowers.
- Fruit
- Large woody cones hold cream-colored, ovoid seeds; the cones are recorded as taking up to about 3 years to mature.
- Bark
- Mature bark is orange to reddish brown and cracks into thick scales.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Mediterranean coast from southern Europe to Turkey and Lebanon.
- Ecology
- Native to Mediterranean coastal dunes and low hills; established trees tolerate drought.
Sources
- NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- 국립수목원 국가표준재배식물목록(개정)
- Virginia Tech / Dendrology Fact Sheet: Italian stone pine
- Houston Symphony — The March of Time: Respighi's Pines of Rome (Calvin Dotsey, 2020-01-07)
- IMSLP Petrucci Music Library — Pini di Roma (Respighi, Ottorino)
- The Gymnosperm Database — Pinus pinea