Radiata pine (Pinus radiata, or Monterey pine) is native to North America, where it is narrowly distributed along the Californian coast, but is one of the most widely planted tree species in the ...

New Zealand and Flinders University experts have deployed artificial intelligence and 3D laser scanning to accurately map planted pine (radiata) forests for most of NZ's North Island. The results, ...

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 ...

A 60 metre high redwood stand near Taumarunui. Photo / Supplied Pinus radiata has been the go-to species for New Zealand's vast plantation forest estate for well over 100 years, but another ...

New Zealand’s per-capita contribution to carbon emissions is very high by international comparison. But so too is its potential to mitigate climate change by planting forests to quickly sequester ...

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 ...

IN a paper which is to be published by the New Zealand Forest Service entitled “Heartwood Formation in Pinus radiata”, it has been shown that conditions which are conducive to the occurrence 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 ...