The Torrey Pine

Each group of needles number five not the usual three. The Torrey Pine

Torrey Pine State Reserve is named for a rare Pine tree growing on the sea cliffs of the Torrey Pine State Park. These trees suffer persistent drought with roots growing in poor soil. These trees are blasted by storms and cooked by the sun and has a thick but scalier bark. It offers sparse shade. The strobili takes three years to produce a pine cone which then requires 2 to 3 years and up to 10 years to fall. This tree grows only in two places in California and that is along the Coast of San Diego in the LaJolla area and Santa Rosa Island.