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 ...

The recent frosty nights are a concern to cereal and pulse croppers, but they are providing the perfect conditions for teams replanting around 2,000 hectares of state-owned forest in the New South ...

The high water stress tolerance of hybrids of the Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata X Pinus attenuata) has been under study by researchers, who note that these trees appear to be a very interesting ...

New research says invasive radiata pine is spread more widely across NZ than was previously appreciated, with modelling showing that up to 76% of the country’s land is climatically capable of ...

Bob Brockie is right (World of Science, Sept 6). Pinus radiata is a miracle tree in the New Zealand context; it grows extraordinarily rapidly under variable conditions, producing huge volumes of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plantation trees are constantly being bred for more useful genetics The seed fertilisation process takes two years The genetic mixes created in Mount Gambier are sent all over Australia An elite ...

PROTECTING THE ECOSYSTEM: The modelling showed up to 76 percent of New Zealand land is climatically capable of supporting pine trees, only the very coldest and wettest areas are unsuitable. NZ Herald ...