Pinus canariensis C.Smith
Frost-hardy, conical evergreen tree, becoming domed with age, with fissured, reddish bark, single, long-lived, bluish juvenile leaves, spreading adult leaves, to 30cm long, in threes, and ovoid female cones, to 20cm long. To 25m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to Britain in 1815. [JD]. A photograph of Pinus canariensis growing in the Sydney Botanic Garden appeared in the Agricultural Gazette of NSW. [June 2nd, p.3/1908]. ‘P. canariensis Ch. Smith. “Canary Pine”. […] A beautiful long-leaved Pine which does well in comparatively dry situations and calcareous soils. It does only indifferently well in Sydney, but is a very useful tree in many parts of the State.’ [J.H.Maiden Agricultural Gazette of NSW June 2nd/1908].
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1845, 1850 and 1857 catalogues [C.56/1845].
Notes
Published Jul 19, 2009 - 02:19 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 03:29 PM
Pinus canariensis C.Smith | Agricultural Gazette of NSW, June 2nd, p.3/1908 | BHL
| Family | Pinaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Canary Islands |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Canary Islands pine |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Pinus Canariensis |
| Confidence level | high |