Re: Monterey Pine

Alison:
 
Monterey Pine would do okay for you in western Sicily.  There are already plenty of them planted there.  Acid soil or not is not a factor.
 
It would prefer the coast, as the farther it gets from the coast and the more heat it must endure, the less happy it will be.
 
We have them planted throughout California, from the cool Northern Coast to the hot interiors of the southlands.  It becomes stressed in the hotter climes and struggles with bark beetles, borers, tip moths, and various diseases.  We're losing almost all of all Monterey pines currently to Pine Pitch Canker, an incurable disease that has claimed the older interior trees as well as trees where I live (Central Coast).
 
By the way, my cousin Agostino lives between Palermo and Terrasini.  Where is your garden?
 
Joe
 


Joe Seals
Horticultural Consultant
Pismo Beach, California
Home/Office: 805-295-6039

--- On Sun, 1/10/10, Alison Richards <asmrichards@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Alison Richards <asmrichards@hotmail.com>
Subject: Monterey Pine
To: "medit ucdavis" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 8:56 AM



Hullo & Happy New Year from frozen London

I'm wondering whether Monterey pine, Pinus Radiata would be happy in W. Sicily.

Sicily is HZ 10, we have strong winds from the sea,  rain in the

winter ( at the moment ), but it is hot and dry in the summer, and the soil is not acid.

I have seen Pinus Radiata growing well in SWest England, and read that it originates

round San Francisco, but also that it grows in the Baja peninsula.

Stone pines and Aleppo pines grow well with us, &  I do love the shape of mature 

Monterey pines.

I would be grateful for any thoughts on this,

with best wishes

Alison

Alison Richards



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