page_title: Pinus radiata
section_title: Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Pinus radiata / Cultivation / Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: Monterey Pine Forest
context_page_description: Pinus radiata, family Pinaceae, the Monterey pine, insignis pine or radiata pine, is a species of pine native to the Central Coast of California and Mexico.
  P. radiata is a versatile, fast-growing, medium-density softwood, suitable for a wide range of uses. Its silviculture reflects a century of research, observation and practice. It is often considered a model for growers of other plantation species. It is the most widely planted pine in the world, valued for rapid growth and desirable lumber and pulp qualities.
  Although P. radiata is extensively cultivated as a plantation timber in many temperate parts of the world, it faces serious threats in its natural range, due to the introduction of pine pitch canker.
context_section_description: P. radiata was introduced to Australia in the 1870s.  It is "the dominant tree species in the Australian plantation estate" – so much so that many Australians are concerned by the resulting loss of native wildlife habitat. The species is widely regarded as an environmental weed across southeastern and southwestern Australia and the removal of individual plants beyond plantations is encouraged. In Sydney, there is a forest of introduced Monterey Pine trees in Prospect Hill, in the suburb of Pemulwuy.
caption: Plantation in Sydney, Australia (Prospect Hill, Pemulwuy)
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