Scientific Name
Pinus canariensis C. Sm.
Common Names
Canary Island pine, canary pine
Family
Pinaceae
Origin
Native to the Canary Islands.
Naturalised Distribution
This species is becoming naturalised in the temperate regions of southern Australia, mainly close to forestry plantations. It is currently regarded as being naturalised in south-eastern South Australia and sparingly naturalised in Victoria and south-western Western Australia.
Notes
Canary Island pine (Pinus canariensis) is regarded as a minor environmental weed in Victoria and as a potential environmental weed or "sleeper weed " in other parts of southern Australia.
This species has been cultivated in parks and gardens, as an ornamental, and in forestry plantations for its timber. It was first recorded naturalising at Geelong, in Victoria, in 1974. Localised naturalised populations have since been recorded at other locations in this state (e.g. at Jolimont in Melbourne, at Rockbank and between Dunkeld and Lake Bolac). It has also escaped cultivation in several locations in south-eastern South Australia and is spreading from forestry plantations in south-western Western Australia.
