Monterey Pine
FamilyPinaceae
Max Height50 m
RangeCentral California coast
HabitatFog-belt forests
About the Monterey Pine
Rare in the wild with only a few native groves on the California coast, yet among the most planted timber trees on Earth. Fast growing and adaptable, the backbone of plantation forestry in New Zealand, Chile, and Australia. Needles in threes. Monterey pine habitat shrinking as groves urbanize.
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