Monterey Pine 3. Next Earth has over 100 pine species, and ten important ones grow west of Anderson Hall. Foresters relish Monterey Pine's fast growth, attained even on poor soils. Though native only in a small part of California, this bright green pine is planted in vast portions of the planet for wood.
Fire forces the cones to release their seeds.
Severe winters turn Monterey pines brown, but do not usually kill them.