Monterey pine Pinaceae Pinus radiata

Leaf:Evergreen needles, 4 to 6 inches long, 3 per fascicle, slender; shiny green; persist 3 years.
Flower:Species is monoecious; male cones in yellow spikes; female cones dark purple.
Fruit:Egg-shaped, 3 to 6 inches long, asymmetrical (especially at the base), shiny brown, often clustered in dense whorls, serotinous (remain closed on the tree for many years); cone scales thick and rounded, tipped with a small prickle.
Twig:Slender and dark orange.
Bark:Mature bark is dark reddish brown; thick with deep ridges and furrows.
Form:Straight trunk with irregular, open crown, 50 to 100 feet tall and 1 to 3 feet in diameter. Cone clusters are often conspicuous on branches and trunk.
leaf flower fruit twig bark form map
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