Do you know which tree is being mentioned as umbrella trees? Pinus pinea is the tree variety which is also being termed as umbrella trees. They are being called so because of its shape and you could very well find these trees mainly in the western parts of Europe and in Africa. This tree mainly grows in the dry climate and that is the reason why you could see huge population of this tree in Portugal. It is also being termed as stone pine.

Usually pinus pinea tree varieties grow to a maximum height of twenty meters and it has an umbrella like appearance in the top. It has needle like leaves and the barks are dark brownish in color. The cones that are being produced by this variety are very famous and it is being used as a decorative item in majority of the houses.

Portugal is the second country which host most population of this habitat. It also plays a very major role in the economic growth of this country and there are so many products which are being made from this variety of tree. It is predominantly being used in creating decorative products which has got huge demand in the market.

These trees are well preserved in these countries and cutting them is considered to be criminal offense in many of these countries. They are grown as dense forests and it has so many other uses as well other than being used for making furniture and other wooden forest.

The seeds of this pine trees are edible and it could very well be cooked and taken as food. These seeds and the resins that are extracted from these trees have very good medicinal values and hence it is being used in preparing so many antibiotics. Still there are much more to explore about pinus pinea tree variety.

Solin James