Conifers

Norfolk Island Pine Canary Islands Pine Canary Islands Pine Norfolk Island Pine





Pines - Pinaceae

Canary Islands Pine      Pinus canariensis

Native to the western Canaries. Rare and only seen where planted on Fuerteventura.

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Epicormic leaves
Canary Islands Pine Canary Islands Pine
Epicormic leaves
Bark


Araucarians - Araucariaceae

Norfolk Island Pine      Araucaria heterophylla

Native to Norfolk Island, east of Australia and widely planted as a garden ornamental.

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Norfolk Island Pine Norfolk Island Pine
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Male cone


She-oaks - Casuarinaceae

Coastal She-oak      Casuarina equisetifolia

Native from India south and east to the Western Pacific islands and eastern Australia. Widely planted as garden ornamental and windbreak in many of the warmer parts of the world. She-oaks are not conifers, but closely resemble them and are often called whistling pines.

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Female flowers
Unripe cones
Ripe cone
Unripe cones