The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) is a rare pine species in California, United States. It is a critically endangered species growing only in coastal San Diego County, and on Santa Rosa Island, offshore from Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara County. [3] The Torrey pine is endemic to the California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion. [4] [5]

The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) is the rarest pine in the U.S., found only along San Diego's coast and on two Channel Islands. This endangered tree grows 26–56 feet tall with long, gray-green needles in clusters of five and large, edible pine nuts in stout cones.

Jan 20, 2021 · With its long, needle-bearing branches twisting into unique shapes, and its growth amongst picturesque sandstone bluffs, the Torrey pine Pinus torreyana is a beloved San Diego icon.

Jun 5, 2024 · Getting to the rare grove of trees requires a 3-hour boat ride and 7-mile hike. A lone Torrey pine is seen overlooking the beach in Channel Islands National Park. Tim Hauf via NPS. Even from...

GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : Torrey pine is a native, slow-growing tree endemic to California [25,30]. It grows from 25 to 60 feet (7.5-18 m) tall, but is usually around 40 feet (12 m) in height [17,33]. The mature crown is open and rounded with many large branches .

Apr 14, 2021 · The Torrey pine is the rarest native pine in the United States and, possibly, the rarest pine in the world. It only grows naturally in two places. One is here on Santa Rosa Island and the other is near San Diego.

May 2, 2024 · The Torrey Pine, known scientifically as Pinus torreyana, is a rare and unique species of pine tree native to the coastal regions of Southern California. As the rarest pine tree in the world, the Torrey Pine holds a special place in both the …

Torrey Pines (Pinus torreyana) are the rarest pine in North America. Native trees today are found only on one spot on Santa Rosa Island and on the sandy bluffs of northern San Diego, where many are protected in the Torrey Pines State Reserve (TPSR) and Extension.

Torrey pine is an unusual native plant that typically grows bigger - often much bigger - when planted AWAY from their historical native habitat. These incredibly tough and drought-adapted trees grow natively in difficult growing conditions, and remain stunted and picturesque in …

Nov 27, 2024 · A small tree, seldom more than 20 or 30 feet high, with a trunk 12 to 15 inches in diameter; often almost prostrate from its being exposed to strong ocean gales. Bark of the young branches whitish; the lower part of the trunk scaly.