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Pinus canariensis             Pinaceae

Canary Island Pine             PI-nus ka-nah-ree-EN-sis

• Conifer, evergreen tree, to 100(200)ft [30(60) m], with a straight stem and a usually open crown of regular, candelabra-like upswept branches, narrowly conic when young, later widening to broad ovoid-conic, and becoming irregular and dense with age.  Bark thick, reddish, flat-furrowed.  Leaves (needles) 3 per bundle, blue green to bright green, 20-30 cm long, only 1 mm wide, serrulate margins, stomatal lines on all sides, sheath about 2 cm long, persistent.  Cones single or several, terminal, pendulous on short stalk, 15-28 cm long, glossy chestnut brown, thick scales, mature in the second season.
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• Hardy to USDA Zone 9 (subtropical)      Native to Canary Islands.   Reportedly locally naturalized in parts of California.
• canariensis: of the Canary Islands.