Calabrian pine, East Mediterranean pine
Turkish: kizilcam
Date Planted: November 2010, and the site of a replanting day, October 2013
Origin of the species name:
Pinus is the classical Latin for pine.
brutia is probably derived from Brutium, now Calabria, in southern Italy.
Family: Pinaceae
Natural Distribution:
The species is primarily native to Turkey and far East Greece and to the Crimea, Caucasus coast, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Crete and Cyprus.
Natural Habitat:
It forms pure stands or is part of coniferous and deciduous drought tolerant forests. They grow from sea level up to 1500m, with mild, moist winters and hot dry summers.
General Description:
It is a medium-size evergreen tree. The bark is orange-red, thick and deeply fissured at the base of the trunk, and thin and flaky up higher. The needles are up to 18 cm long, bright to dark green. The cones are stout, heavy and hard.
Height 25m Spread 15m
Conservation Status:
It has been classified as being not threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (1998) but it is now felt that this needs a reappraisal.
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Uses:
The Turkish Pine has special significance. It was a prominent landmark tree at the ANZAC battle site at Gallipoli, Turkey. Cones from this and the closely related species, Pinus halepensis, were brought back to Australia, and plants grown from the seeds have been planted at numerous memorials. It is also the most valued forest tree in the north-eastern Mediterranean area. It was planted at the NAC for its historical and iconic status in Australia and New Zealand.
The ABC wrote it up well here.
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