#222 most planted
Pinus radiata
Monterey pine · also Radiata pine, Insignis pine, Guadalupe island pine
ConiferEvergreen
7,556
trees mapped
0.07%
of all named trees
7
cities
13 in
median trunk (33 cm, 3,306 measured)
35 yr
median age (25% have a planting date)
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Pinus radiata, also known as Monterey pine, is an evergreen conifer native to the Central Coast of California and Mexican islands. It is a fast-growing species valued for its timber, though its natural range faces threats from disease. It features dark green needles in clusters of three and persistent lopsided cones.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3,8850.27%——
- 1,8710.40%35 yr7.5 in
- 1,5391.1%—22 in
- 1490.10%—5.6 in
- 1040.01%—4.9 in
- 50.00%—3.5 in
- 30.00%—21 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–100 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–35 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 13 in, mean 16 in, 90th percentile 35 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
