Pinus halepensis

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Scientific Names

Read about Pinus halepensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pinus halepensis, Mill. (P. alepensis, Poir.). Aleppo Pine. Tree, to 60 ft., with short branches forming an open round-topped head: branchlets slender, yellowish or light greenish brown: winter buds small, cylindric, not resinous: lvs. sometimes in 3's, slender, light green, 2 1/2- 4 in. long: cones short-stalked, spreading or deflexed, usually 1-3, conic-ovate or conic-oblong, yellowish brown, unarmed, 2 1/2-3 1/2 in. long; apophysis flattened, with a transverse line and slightly or not elevated obtuse umbo; seed 1/4 in. long. Medit. region. G.C. II. 22:553; III. 3:629. G.W. 9, pp. 469, 471. H.W. 1:7, pp. 1(52-5.—Not hardy N. and of little ornamental value, but recommended for seaside planting. Trunk usually slender and destitute of branches for a considerable height: foliage thin and sparse, in tufts at the end of branchlets. Var. Pityusa, Gord. (P. Pityusa, Stev.), is a smaller tree with slenderer branches, longer lvs., and smaller cones. W. Asia. Var. brutia, Henry (P. brutia, Ten. P. eldarica, Medw. P. pyrenaica, David). Lvs. 4-7, rarely 8 in. long, more rigid, bright or dark green: cones sessile, not deflexed, usually in whorls of 2-6, 2-4 in. long with rugose depressed knobs. S. Eu, W. Asia. G.C. III. 4:268. H.W. 1, pp. 172,173. R.H. 1867, pp. 150, 151. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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