Canary Island Pine

Description:

Pine tree with long needles about 23cm long in groups of three, small cones (at least when I spotted it) and bent trunk.

Habitat:

Along trail at Lake Dixon. "native and endemic to the outer Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Hierro and La Palma) in the Atlantic Ocean"

Notes:

" It is a subtropical pine and does not tolerate low temperatures or hard frost, surviving temperatures down to about −6 to −10 °C. Within its natural area, it grows under extremely variable rainfall regimes, from less than 300 mm to several thousands, mostly due to differences in mist-capturing by the foliage. Under warm conditions, this is one of the most drought-tolerant pines, living even with less than 200 mm per year."