Pinus halepensis, commonly known as Aleppo pine, is a medium to large evergreen coniferous tree with a distinctive pyramidal or umbrella-shaped crown when young, becoming more irregular and rounded with age.
Its needles are light green to gray-green, typically in pairs, and measure about 5-10 cm in length.
The bark is initially smooth and gray, becoming fissured and scaly with age.
Aleppo pine produces oval to cylindrical cones, about 5-12 cm long, which start out green and mature to brown.
It is commonly used in landscaping and as windbreaks in coastal areas, providing a Mediterranean or Coastal Aesthetic
In Australia it is famed for being the Lone Pine of Anzac Cove. The only survivor after the Turks cut the thicket down before the battle.
This specimen illustrated here can be seen at the Sydney Cricket Ground members area and is a direct descendant of the original.
Two Australian soldiers took souvenir cones, from which most examples in Australia have been grown.