Family: Pinaceae

Genus: Pinus

Species: canariensis

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000922

Common name: Canary pine

English name: Canary Island pine

Arabic name: صنوبر كناري

Native: Canary Island

Country: Canary Islands

(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree grows up to 40 m tall , 120 cm in diameter leaves bluish green, drooping, needle-like, in bundles of three, 20-30 cm long cone 10-18 cm long, 5 cm wide

Ornamental tree. Its good quality wood. It is cultivated as a timber crop in some other warm temperate areas such as S. Africa and southeast Australia. The seeds of all Pinus species are more or less edible, and some are of good size and make very tasty and nutritious foods, often eaten in quantitiy. Oil of turpentine, obtained from the oleo-resin of all pine trees, is antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, diuretic, rubefacient, stimulant and vermifuge.

The aromatic heartwood, is among the finest of pine woods, being hard, strong and durable.

Texture: Chalk Clay Loam Sandy

Fertility: Intermediate

Drainage: Well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Subtropics

Lights: Full sun

Propagation: Seeds- cuttings

Flowering time:

Zone: 8 : 9

pH range: 5.8-8.0

Status: Least concern

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Evergreen (tree)

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Aromatic Essential oil Ornamental Resin Wood and Timber

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Evergreen tree

pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral