Pinus radiata

This pine can be up to 40 m tall, but does not normally exceed 25 m in height. Generally, young trees have a conical crown that becomes more rounded in adult specimens. The bark becomes fairly thick, deeply cracked and dark brown in mature trees. The bendy leaves are needle-shaped, measure 7-15 cm, and are pointed. Similarly to the Canary island pine (Pinus canariensis), the needles are borne in groups of three, differentiating them from the maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) and Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis). Its cones are ovoid-conical, very asymmetrical and light brown in colour. They measure 7-14 cm in length and have a very short, or completely absent stalk, so that they appear to sit on the twigs. They usually hang in pairs or groups of 3 to 5. The external scales of the cones are bulky and have prominent apophyses. The pine nuts are very small (7 mm) and have a membranous wing (about 2 cm long) that facilitates their dispersal by the wind once the cone ripens and releases them.