Behavior: Common pine tree pest that mines between the bark and wood of trees; especially destructive to Monterey pines. Generally attacks weakened trees in the bottom 6 feet of the trunk, and it ...

Many of Marin’s neighborhoods were built in the ’50s and ’60s, and developers planted Monterey pine trees for fast growing landscapes and windbreaks. As these pines become stressed from ...

Seven-thousand Monterey pine tree seedlings were planted. This year's goal is to plant 1,000 seedlings, marking another step toward the 10,000 trees planned for Hearst San Simeon State Park.

A Monterey pine is short-lived, for a tree. Compared to the lifespan of a giant sequoia (said to be more than 3,000 years), a Bristlecone pine (almost 5,000 years), ...

Wind, saturated soil and a weak root system caused a mature Monterey pine to topple early Sunday, knocking down power transformers, snapping utility poles and crushing the roof of a business on ...

A fast-spreading disease is infecting Monterey pines throughout Marin County, leaving behind dead and dying trees that present a fire hazard and cost thousands of dollars to remove.

Imagine a 100-foot-tall tree growing there when you are choosing a planting site, avoiding power lines, proximity to buildings, etc. Where there is a stump of a Monterey pine is an excellent site.

Planted by the U.S. Army in the 19th century, Monterey Pines have been standing for 130 years in The Presidio of San Francisco. This week, they are set to be removed due to safety concerns.

When Peltzer planted his first Monterey pine, in 1963 — by his father’s old 20-acre citrus grove on what is now Disneyland in Anaheim — he knew the farming business would be his family’s ...

But over the next few months, city park workers will fell almost 150 Monterey pine, cypress and eucalyptus trees in Golden Gate Park. The trees, most of which are 80 to 100 years old, ...