Pinus radiata

Pinus radiata is a species of evergreen needleleaf coniferous plants (in the Pinaceae or Pine family), native to the central coast of California and parts of Mexico. It has long, slender needles in bundles of three and medium-sized cones, which remain closed until opened by the heat of a forest fire; the seeds are then discharged to regenerate on the burned forest floor. In its native range it is critically endangered by pitch pine canker.

Pinus radiata has a tall, straight trunk with very rugged bark, upward-pointing branches and a rounded but irregular crown. It grows extremely rapidly (up to 2 metres per year), commonly to 30 metres in its native habitat and twice as high in cultivation. Consequently it is grown around the world, particularly in New Zealand and Australia, where it is a major source of timber for construction, paper production, and wood products such as MDF.

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