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"Many pine species bear edible nuts: the best known is the Mediterranean stone pine, Pinus pinea. Other nuts that were locally used, and are now traded, include Pinus edulis, in the southeast USA, and P. koraiensis in China. The similar nuts of another conifer, the monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana, are collected in Chile."
The Monterey pine (always called "Radiata Pine" or Pinus radiata in New Zealand) was first introduced into New Zealand in 1859 [30] [31] and today 89% of the country's plantation forests are of this species. [32] This includes the Kaingaroa Forest (on the central plateau of the North Island), which is one of the largest planted forests in the ...
Pinus koraiensis is a species of pine known commonly as the Korean pine. It is a relic species of the Tertiary , identified as a rare tree species by United Nations . [ 2 ] It is native to eastern Asia : Korea , northeastern China , Mongolia , the temperate rainforests of the Russian Far East , and central Japan .
Pinus elliottii, commonly known as slash pine, [2] [3] is a conifer tree native to the Southeastern United States. Slash pine is named after the "slashes" – swampy ground overgrown with trees and bushes – that constitute its habitat. Other common names include swamp pine, yellow slash pine, and southern Florida pine. [3]
Young female cone Pinus sylvestris forest in Sierra de Guadarrama, central Spain. Pinus sylvestris is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 35 metres (115 feet) in height [4] and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in trunk diameter when mature, [5] exceptionally over 45 m (148 ft) tall and 1.7 m (5 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in trunk diameter on very productive sites.
The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) [4] is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae.It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, [5] Douglas spruce, [6] Oregon pine, [7] and Columbian pine. [8]
Focusing on burning calories—rather than using an energy source of fat versus glucose—is probably more important for a weight loss goal, says Reed. Plus, even though you’re walking faster ...
Pinus albicaulis is the only type of tree on the summit of Pywiack Dome in Yosemite National Park. Pinus albicaulis, known by the common names whitebark pine, white bark pine, white pine, pitch pine, scrub pine, and creeping pine, [4] is a conifer tree native to the mountains of the western United States and Canada, specifically subalpine areas of the Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Pacific ...