Canary Island Pine Data Sheet

Common name: Canary Island pine
Latin name: Pinus Canariensis
Genus: Pinus
Height: 60 m (200 ft)
Type: Evergreen
Hardiness: Zone 8–10
Conservation status: Least concern

Canary Island Pine Info

The Canary Island pine is a large to very large evergreen tree native to Tenerife, La Palma and Gran Canaria.

It can grow up to 60 m (200 ft) tall in extreme cases. Trunk diameter can exceed 4 feet.

The leaves are needle-like and around 20cm long with a green/yellow colour set on the branch in bundles of three. Pine cones are 7 inches long and 2 inches wide with a deep brown colour.

This is a prized tree for commercial wood production in Europe, the timber from this species is of the highest quality of any pine. Also a winner for landscape use in hot, dry regions as it is very drought tolerant.

This species can live for 180 years.

Growth Habit

Canary Island pine shoot growth usually starts in February and continues until September. Yearly height increases of 0.4–0.8 ft are common beyond season 2.

These were sown this year. Plants are 4 - 5" tall.

Saplings are in pots. I recommend they are separated into their own 4" pots when you receive them. Growth rate is medium. Plants can be kept in a cool conservatory, windowsill or outside over the winter months.

Fully hardy off to minus 18°C or colder come autumn.

Care Instructions

Keep free from competing weeds and never allow to completely dry out. Water logging should also be avoided. Trees will perform best raised outdoors in full sunny position. The growth rate is medium and will soon need re-potting to beyond a 10" pot. Once the trees reach around 1 ft high they can be set in their final planting position.

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