Flowering
- Jan1
- Feb2
- Mar3
- Apr4
- May5
- Jun6
- Jul7
- Aug8
- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution
Geogr. District
- Upper Galilee (Common)
- Lower Galilee (V. Rare)
- Mt. Carmel (V. Common)
- Coastal Galilee (V. Rare)
- Philistean Plain (V. Rare)
- Samaria (Rare)
- Judean Mountains (Common)
- Gilead (Common)
Vegetation Units
Description & Remarks
@More on this species in [useful_plants_c5 “Useful Plants” chapter C part 5], January 2008.
Pinus halepensis is a spontaneous tree of Israel and Jordan, growing in the moist part of these countries. There are spontaneous populations of the Alepo pine confined to Light Rendzina soils developing on marly chalk in the JudeaN Mts., Mt. Carmel, Upper Galilee, and in Ammon, Jordan. There is a stress of bad aeration of the soil in this habitat, and the pine having micorrhiza (symbiosis of the pine with soil fungi growing on the trees’ roots) which assists better obtaining of nutrients from the problematic soil. The differences between nutrient uptake of the Alepo pine and the Kermes oak (Quercus calliprinos) seem to be thew main reason for the dominace of the pine on Rendzinas and of Q. calliprinos on Terra Rossa.There are many events of woild fire in the history of the woodlands in the northern part of the country. The Alep pine is adapted to firew by the following way: when crown burns, the cones remain closed, protecting the seeds. Some 15 minutes after the fire ceases, the cones open and seeds, each armed with a wing are carried away by the wind and being naturally planted in the fresh ash. The first rain shower brings about germination of many pine seeds. In the following years self-triming takes place and the number of individuals decreases until the tree riches a balance. The Alepo pine is a spontaneopus tree growing naturally all around the Mediterranean basin. It also serves as an imporetant afforestation tree. Most of the area of pine woodlands of Mt. Carmel is of spontaneous origin and the man-planted woods are in a minimal area.
Family
Additional Names
- French:
- Pin d'Alep
- English:
- Aleppo pine
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- אֹרֶן יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
תכונות וזיהוי
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האיצטרובלים הבוגרים פונים בזווית חדה אל בסיס הענף.
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ענפי העץ יוצאים בזווית חדה לגזע העיקרי.
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אורך הזרע 7-5 מ"מ.
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- tree
- Spinescence:
- absent
- Succulence:
- non-succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- perennating
- Petal or tepal color:
- No perianth
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Male and female cones (monoecious)
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Homogeneous seeds-fruits
- Flowering Time:
- April, March
- Leaf arrangement:
- alternate (one leaf per node)
- Leaf Type:
- needle
- Leaf or leaflet margin:
- other
- Stipule:
- absent
- Habitat:
- Mediterranean maquis and forest
- Chorotype:
- Mediterranean
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- glycophyte
- Synanthrop:
- mostly natural, also synanthropic
Pinus halepensis in the Botanic Library
Articles
- המפיצים זרעיהם ברוח
- הצומח בירושלים וחומותיה
- הצומח בכרמל
- עמידות צמחים לשריפות
- שורשי עצים מתווים סימנים בסלע
- שלכת (א)
- Fall (Part A)
- Near East ecosystems, plant diversity
Books
- הצומח של ישראל, סיני ומערב ירדן; חורשים ויערות על גיר
מתוך: הצומח בישראל ובשכנותיה - בתה של לוטמית דביקה, קורנית ולוטם; חורש של קטלב ואורן
מתוך: הצומח בישראל ובשכנותיה - החתכים במפות אקלים, מפת צומח ותמונות לוויין; הרי יהודה
מתוך: הצומח בישראל ובשכנותיה - זרעים בעלי כנף מרחפים: אורן ומכנף
מתוך: בעקבות צמחים - כמהין ומיני שמשון הקשורים אליהם
מתוך: בעקבות צמחים
- נפילתו של ענק בן 74
מתוך: בעקבות צמחים - Har Tayasim: Batha and Maquis
מתוך: Vegetation of Israel and Neighboring Countries - The Vegetation of Israel, Sinai and Western Jordan; Woodlands on Limestone
מתוך: Vegetation of Israel and Neighboring Countries - Transects in Climate Maps, Vegetation Maps and Satellite Imagery; Judean Heights
מתוך: Vegetation of Israel and Neighboring Countries - Truffles
מתוך: Plant Stories - Winged Seeds
מתוך: Plant Stories