Species
Pinus halepensis
Common Name(s)
Aleppo pine
Authority
Pinus halepensis Mill.
Family
Pinaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Gymnosperm Trees & Shrubs
Habitat
Terrestrial.
Features
Evergreen tree to 20 metres in height, often becoming asymmetrical. The single trunk divides into several main branches above to form an open, round-topped crown. The bark is scaly, dark grey on the outside and red-brown inside. Bright green needles, 6 to 10 cm long, often curved or twisted and held together in pairs by a basal sheath about 1 cm long. Buds are covered by scales with fringed edges. The cones are 5 to 11 cm long and 2.5 to 4 cm wide, reddish-brown in colour; they grow singly or in dense groups, hanging downwards on short stalks that bend backwards along the branch.
Similar Taxa
Long needles in pairs. Cones hang down on a prominent thick stalk, and are arranged singly or in pairs.
Flower Colours
No Flowers
Year Naturalised
1925
Origin
E. Mediterranean
Reason for Introduction
Ornamental
Life Cycle and Dispersal
Perennial. Seed is dispersed by wind.
This page last updated on 30 Jul 2014