General Landscape Uses: Mediterranean-style gardens, formal avenues, urban landscapes

Ecological Restoration Notes: Windbreak and erosion control, carbon sequestration, habitat for wildlife, drought and fire resistance

Description: Evergreen conifer

Dimensions: Height 40 – 70 ft.; Spread 10 – 20 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: Crete, Rhodes, Turkey to Iran

Native Habitats: Dry forests, scrublands, hillsides

Soils: Well-draining, sandy or loamy, neutral to slightly alkaline (pH 6 – 8)

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate to high

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: N/A

Flower Characteristics: N/A

Flowering Season: N/A

Fruit: Cones

Wildlife and Ecology: Provides nesting sites for small birds, woody cones serve as food

Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed, cuttings

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