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pinaster (Cluster Pine) is a southern European tree that has been
planted in various parts of Tasmania and has become naturalised in
a few places. It is an erect tree with spreading
branches and very distinctive foliage. The leaves are long needles
and are held in clusters of two with a brown sheath
around the base. The female cones are large and woody.
Pinus wallichiana and P. radiata have also been naturalised in Tasmania. They have either five (P. wallichiana) or three (P. radiata) leaves per fascicle.
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