Pinus halepensis
Common name
Aleppo pine, Jerusalem pine
Family
Pinaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Terrestrial.
Detailed description
Evergreen tree to 20 metres in height, often becoming asymmetrical. The single trunk divides into several main branches above to form an open, round-topped crown. Bark is scaly, dark grey on the outside and red-brown inside. Needles bright green, 6–10 cm long, often curved or twisted and held together in pairs by a basal sheath about 1 cm long. Buds are covered by scales with fringed edges. Cones 5–11 × 2.5–4 cm wide, reddish-brown in colour; they grow singly or in dense groups, hanging downwards on short stalks that bend backwards along the branch.
Similar taxa
Long needles in pairs. Cones hang down on a prominent thick stalk, and are arranged singly or in pairs.
Flower colours
No flowers
Life cycle
Perennial. Seed is dispersed by wind.
Year naturalised
1925
Origin
E. Mediterranean
Reason for introduction
Ornamental