Rancho Aguajito is east of the City of Monterey, and adjacent to and north of Monterey County’s Jacks Peak Park. The acquisition was made possible by California State Parks authorization to use Proposition 117 funds. Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.On December 4, 2014, the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District announced that the Pebble Beach Company agreed to sell the 851 acre Rancho Aguajito property to MPRPD for $7.45 million. Known hazards of Pinus radiata: The wood, sawdust and resins from various species of pine can cause dermatitis in sensitive people. Cuttings are normally slow to grow away.Ĭultivation of the herb: Found only in a narrow belt a few kilometres wide near the California coast, in dry bluffs and slopes below 300 metres. Disbudding the shoots some weeks before taking the cuttings can help. Use single leaf fascicles with the base of the short shoot. This method only works when taken from very young trees less than 10 years old. This also badly affects root development and wind resistance. Larger trees will check badly and hardly put on any growth for several years. So long as they are given a very good weed-excluding mulch they establish very well. We actually plant them out when they are about 5 - 10cm tall. Trees should be planted into their permanent positions when they are quite small, between 30 and 90cm. Plants have a very sparse root system and the sooner they are planted into their permanent positions the better they will grow. Plant seedlings out into their permanent positions as soon as possible and protect them for their first winter or two. A short stratification of 6 weeks at 4☌ can improve the germination of stored seed. Propagation of Monterey Pine: It is best to sow the seed in individual pots in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe if this is possible otherwise in late winter. It is widely grown for lumber in warm temperate zones and has been used for flooring, finishings and fuel. It is light, soft, brittle, close-grained and not strong according to another report. Pitch can also be obtained from the resin and is used for waterproofing, as a wood preservative etc. This is used by violinists on their bows and also in making sealing wax, varnish etc. Rosin is the substance left after turpentine is removed. Turpentine has a wide range of uses including as a solvent for waxes etc, for making varnish, medicinal etc. Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin and is separated by distillation. In general, trees from warmer areas of distribution give the higher yields. The resins are obtained by tapping the trunk, or by destructive distillation of the wood. Oleo-resins are present in the tissues of all species of pines, but these are often not present in sufficient quantity to make their extraction economically worthwhile. The needles contain a substance called terpene, this is released when rain washes over the needles and it has a negative effect on the germination of some plants, including wheat. A tan or green dye is obtained from the needles. Increases in height of between 1 and 2.5 metres per year have been recorded even in exposed positions, it makes an excellent shelterbelt tree. Other uses of the herb: Very tolerant of maritime exposure and salt-laden winds, it is also very fast growing. Habitat of the herb: Found only in a narrow belt a few kilometres wide near the California coast, in dry bluffs and slopes below 300 metres.Įdible parts of Monterey Pine: A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood.
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