Radiata pine (Pinus radiata, or Monterey pine) is native to North America, where it is narrowly distributed along the Californian coast, but is one of the most widely planted tree species in the ...

Although radiata pine (Pinus radiata) is native to a very small area in central coastal California, where it is known as Monterey pine, most commercial radiata pine lumber today is from plantations in ...

New Zealand and Flinders University experts have deployed artificial intelligence and 3D laser scanning to accurately map planted pine (radiata) forests for most of NZ's North Island. The results, ...

Do we really need a billion trees, and if we do, pine?, asks Bruce Bisset. It's not often I agree with the farming lobby's stance on big issues, but when it comes to their resistance to covering ...

The severe impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on the North Island, and the five severe weather events experienced by the Thames–Coromandel region in just the first two months of 2023, are merely the latest ...

IN a paper which is to be published by the New Zealand Forest Service entitled “Heartwood Formation in Pinus radiata”, it has been shown that conditions which are conducive to the occurrence of ...

Radiata pines are relatively fast growing with long, soft, needle-like leaves. They are hand-pruned up to four times a year to achieve that dense cone shape we love in a Christmas tree. In Europe, the ...

Cuando hablamos de mejorar la productividad de nuestros montes, el pino radiata se ha convertido en una pieza fundamental del tablero forestal, especialmente en zonas como Galicia o el País Vasco. No ...

New Zealand’s per-capita contribution to carbon emissions is very high by international comparison. But so too is its potential to mitigate climate change by planting forests to quickly sequester ...

Pinus radiata is an invasive species. New research says invasive radiata pine trees are spread more widely across New Zealand than previously appreciated. The study suggested a levy on economic uses ...