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Pinus brutia

Authority Ten. Family Pinopsida:Pinaceae Synonyms Common names Calabrian cluster pine, Calabrian pine, pinheiro da Calabria Editor Ecocrop code 8619

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A needleleaf, evergreen, coniferous, medium-sized to tall pine tree reaching 12-36 m in height. It has a straight trunk and a thin irregular spreading crown. USES The timber is used for carpentry, ship planking, particle-board, and weneer. The tree also provides firewood and it is grown as an ornamental. KILLING T Very frost resistant. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Brutia pine, Calabrian pine, Cyprus pine, Maindano, Kadi. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: P. halepensis var brutia or var pityusa , P. pityusa. Brutia pine can in tropical regions be found at elevations from 1000 to 2500 m. In subtropical regions it can be grown from sea level up to 1500 m. The tree occur naturally within the latitudinal range of 33-45°N. It is indigenous to the hills of southern Turkey, northern Syria, and northern Iraq. The tree is termite and fire resistant. Annual wood production potential is 2-6 m3/ha.
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SOURCES (P. brutia Ten.) Little E 1983 pp 209-211 [USE, RAIN, PH, TEXT, FER, DEP] Webb D 1984 pp 206 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, DEP, LIG, KTMP, USE] Edwards S 1984 pp 223 National RC 1980 pp 143 INSPIRE species 123 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, DEP, LIG, USE]