Description and Uses
Pinus caribaea (Caribean pine) is a
tropical
tree from
Caribeans . It is mainly grown for its
timber crops
, which have a
medium shelf life. The crop is harvested by
total removing. It starts flowering after
3 -
4 years. The yield will be
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timber, fuel, ornamental, mulch, gum resin, tannin, The
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inedible . The
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phytochemical. There is
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tree's
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tree's wood is called
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400 -
420 kg/m³. Regarding firewood production the
tree's growing speed is
fast, it's energetic value is
4300 ckal/kg and the wood's drying speed is
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17 years the
tree can be totally removed as it reached its commercial and ecological goal.
Pinus caribaea has a lifespan of
40 years.
Environmental limitations
The tree is
30 meters tall with a crown of
6 meters wide. The
tree prefers a planting distance of
200 cm and a row distance of
200 cm. It is
very fast growing and
partial shade tolerant.
Pinus caribaea has a
shallow root-system and it has symbiotic associations with the
fungi
(ecto-mycorrhiza). It is
not able to fix nitrogen with
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tree's flower-morphology is
hermaphroditic and is pollinated by
wind.
Pinus caribaea is
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allelopathic and has
no thorns.
Pinus caribaea thrives in an altitude of
0 to
1500 meters above sea-level
(tropical). The minimum temperature is
5°C; optimally between
22 -
37°C. The optimal rainfall is
2500
mm/year. Without irrigation the annual rainfall should be between
1000 -
3000mm (L/m²). The optimal soil-pH is between
5.0 -
6.0 in a soil texture of
loam. To salt it is
a bit tolerant to wind
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a bit tolerant.
Pests and Diseases
Pinus caribaea is susceptible to the following pests:
. And it's susceptible to the following diseases:
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.
Seed Propagation
Seeds are
orthodox and can be stored for
75 months. There are approximative
143000
seeds/kg. The seeds can be propagated as followed:
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