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Pinus torreyana ssp. torreyana
Coring Trees to Determine Age of Torrey Pine Stands
CPC and SDZWA are collaborating to determine the age of Torrey Pine trees in different stands are Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. In April 2023, we took tree cores to send for dendrochronological analysis. […]
Save Plants: April 2023 Newsletter
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National Collection Spotlight: Torrey Pine
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The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Plant Conservation Team at Torrey Pines
The Plant Conservation Team at San Diego Zoo including, Stacy Anderson, Tobin Weatherson, Joe Davitt, Joyce Maschinski, and Christa Horn plant seedlings as part of the 2022 restoration planting at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. […]
The fastest growing seedling of our restoration!
One year after planting, this Torrey Pine Seedling is 1.1 m tall and already branching […]
Experimental Restoration of Torrey Pines in Response to Large-Scale Stand Dieback
Christa Horn, Katie Heineman, Darren Smith, Joyce Maschinski, Cara Stafford, Sheri Smith, Kim Corella The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana ssp. torreyana), a rare G1 ranked and IUCN Red Listed pine, has its largest population in the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. However, this population has seen die off in recent years due to a combination […]
Torrey pine seedling in plant protector post 2021 outplanting
One of 150 Torrey pine seedling planted as part of an experimental restoration project at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in February 2021 by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Conservation Team. We are super excited about the new growth and the early survivorship! […]
Planning Torrey Pines Restoration at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
Christa Horn of San Diego Zoo Global on the Guy Fleming trail at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in Del Mar, California. She is planning an experimental restoration planting of Torrey Pine trees using the predictions of a habitat suitability model to place trees. […]