Radiata pine
Pinus radiata
family
Pinaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Radiata pine, Insignis pine, Monterey pine.
A tree with dark brown bark that is deeply ridged. Its needle-like leaves (7.5-15 cm long) are grouped in threes and enclosed within a sheath at their base. Its 'cones' are obliquely egg-shaped.
Impact
Impact
Radiata pine (Pinus radiata) is regarded as a significant environmental weed in Victoria and South Australia, and as an environmental weed in New South Wales, the ACT, Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia. It is actively managed by community groups in South Australia, Victoria and the ACT, and in listed as a priority environmental weed in three Natural Resource Management regions.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Radiata pine (Pinus radiata) is regarded as a significant environmental weed in Victoria and South Australia, and as an environmental weed in New South Wales, the ACT, Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia. It is actively managed by community groups in South Australia, Victoria and the ACT, and in listed as a priority environmental weed in three Natural Resource Management regions.
