40 Pine Trees From Around the World

By Vanessa Richins Myers, About.com Guide

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21. Maritime Pine

The scientific name for maritime pine is Pinus pinaster.

Photo: Flickr user edithbruck

Latin Name: Pinus pinaster
Other Name(s): Cluster pine, French turpentine pine
Native To: Southern Europe, Morocco
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 8-9
Size: 60-100' tall
Exposure: Full sun
Needles per Bundle: 2, sometimes 3

22. Mexican Weeping Pine

Mexican weeping pine (Pinus patula) is also called Jelecote pine and patula pine.

Photo: pengo-au

Latin Name: Pinus patula
Other Name(s): Jelecote pine, patula pine
Native To: Mexico
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 8-9
Size: 60-80' tall and 30-40' wide
Exposure: Full sun
Needles per Bundle: 3

23. Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata is known as Monterey pine.

Photo: Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Latin Name: Pinus radiata
Other Name(s): Radiata pine
Native To: California, Mexico
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 8-10
Size: 50-100' tall
Exposure: Full sun
Needles per Bundle: 3 (sometimes 2)

24. Mugo Pine

The mugo pine (Pinus mugo) is often a round shrub in the landscape - it can be trained to tree form.

Photo: USDA Forest Service - Northeastern Area Archive, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Latin Name: Pinus mugo
Other Name(s): Swiss mountain pine, mugho pine, mountain pine
Native To: Europe
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 2-7
Size: Shrub or tree. Depends on variety.
Exposure: Full sun - light shade
Needles per Bundle: 2
Note:Be sure to read the tag for height information if you are looking for the dwarf kind. Some are 'Compacta', 'Gnome', 'Hesse', var. mugo, and var. pumilo

25. Pitch Pine

Pitch pine is a common name for Pinus rigida.

Photo: Flickr user ragesoss

Latin Name: Pinus rigida
Native To: United States, Canada
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 4-7
Size: 50-100' tall
Exposure: Full sun
Needles per Bundle: 3

26. Pond Pine

Pond pine (Pinus serotina) is also known as swamp pine.

Photo: Flickr user cliff1066

Latin Name: Pinus serotina
Other Name(s): Marsh pine, bay pine, and pocosin pine
Native To: Eastern United States
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 7-9
Size: 30-70' tall
Exposure: Full sun
Needles per Bundle: 3, sometimes 4

27. Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa is known as the Ponderosa pine.

Photo: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Latin Name: Pinus ponderosa
Other Name(s): Western yellow pine
Native To: United States, British Columbia, Canada
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 3-7
Size: 60-100' tall and 25-30' wide
Exposure: Full sun
Needles per Bundle: 3, sometimes 2

28. Red Pine

Photo: Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Latin Name: Pinus resinosa
Other Name(s): Canadian pine, Norway pine
Native To: United States, Canada
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 2-7
Size: 50-70' tall and 30' wide
Exposure: Full sun
Needles per Bundle: 2

29. Sand Pine

Sand pine is a common name for Pinus clausa.

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Latin Name: Pinus clausa
Other Name(s): Scrub pine
Native To: Alabama, Florida
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 7-10
Size: 15-60' tall, sometimes up to 100' tall
Exposure: Full sun - part shade
Needles per Bundle: 2

30. Scotch Pine

Pinus sylvestris is known as the Scotch pine.

Photo: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Latin Name: Pinus sylvestris
Other Name(s): Scots pine
Native To: Europe, Asia
Preferred Hardiness Zones: Zones 2-8
Size: 30-70' tall and 25-30' wide
Exposure: Full sun
Needles per Bundle: 2

Learn more about growing the Scotch pine.