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Canary Island Pine Tree, Pinus canariensis

Canary Island Pine Tree, Pinus canariensis

Canary Island Pine Tree Long Needles, Weeping Form	Canary Island Pine Tree Needle - Cluster Of Three
Canary Island Pine Tree Young Bark	Canary Island Pine Tree Old Bark
Canary Island Pine Tree Flower	Canary Island Pine Tree Cone

Canary Island Pine Tree Pinus canariensis, Pine Family: ( Pinaceae ), Canary Island Pine Tree. Also called: . An evergreen, conifer tree. Fast growth rate, 50 - 80' in height, 30' spread. pyramidal in shape. Bluish-green needles in threes, 9 - 12" long. One of the oldest pines grown in the Phoenix, Yuma, and Tucson areas. In the Canary Islands Archipelago it is a pine tree which sometimes reaches great dimensions; there are some plants up to 192 feet tall with trunks over seven feets in diameter. It has needle-shaped leaves, sometimes light green, up to 12 inches long, arranged in clusters of three. The upright trunk has grey bark, with grey-reddish plates. The "Canary Islands' pine-tree" is an endemic plant of the archipelago, but it is wild only in Tenerife, La Palma, Gran Canaria and Hierro. Resistant to oak root fungus. Height: 50 - 80 feet with spread of 30 feet at maturity. Buds: Monoecious, tiny beige male flower appears on branch tips. Bud Time: Mid March - May. Leaves: Fine needles, to 12 inch long, weeping form, in bundles of 3, bluish when young. Longer needles than Pinus halepensis or P. elderica. Bark: Red, dark brown, thick flat-furrowed. Cones: Cones with true cone shape, glossy brown in color, 4 -9 inches long. Found: Landscape. Elevation: 200 and 1,500 Feet. A desert pine tree. Habitat: Native Canary Island. Miscellaneous: Popular pine tree in Phoenix. Photos Taken at Sun City January 21, 2006.