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Pinus radiata D. Don

Monterey pine (Pinaceae)

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Pinus radiata is a significant timber tree around the world, although it is rare in its native range of central California and Isla Guadalupe in Mexico.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-01-15

 Monterey pine / Pinus radiata: _Pinus radiata_ is a significant timber tree around the world, although it is rare in its native range of central California and Isla Guadalupe in Mexico.

The long, bright green leaves are in fascicles of 3, with a long sheath.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-01-15

 Monterey pine / Pinus radiata: The long, bright green leaves are in fascicles of 3, with a long sheath.

The cones of Pinus radiata are asymmetrical at the base, unlike those of Pinus ponderosa, and lack the spine found on each cone scale in P. ponderosa.

Church Norton (VC13: West Sussex); 2016-04-01

 Monterey pine / Pinus radiata: The cones of _Pinus radiata_ are asymmetrical at the base, unlike those of _Pinus ponderosa_, and lack the spine found on each cone scale in _P. ponderosa_.

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