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Plant of the Day
Tuesday 25 March 2025
The prickly seed cones of Pinus muricata (Bishop pine, obispo, pricklecone pine, dwarf marine pine, umbrella pine, bull pine, pitch pine, Santa Cruz Island pine) can persist on a tree for many years. The cones mature in 2 years but may persist for up to 70 years or more; with old cones being enveloped by growing branches or the trunk. Seeds are released by fire from ‘serotinous’ pine cones melting the resin, opening up the cones and releasing seeds that are distributed by gravity and wind.
Jill Raggett
Umbrella pine - Pinheiro-manso (Pinus pinea)
Carnaxide/Portugal (3/03/2024)
[Nikon Coolpix P900; 50mm; 1/125s; F7,1; 100 ISO]
Sunrise over the umbrella pines.
The stone pine (Pinus pinea), native to the Mediterranean region, has been cultivated for her edible pine nuts since prehistoric times and is planted in gardens and parks as ornamental trees around the world. (Ioannina, Greece)
found by @thelostdreamsthings
154/2020 umbrella pine. Watercolour