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Corsican Pine

Age: 40 to 45 years old

Time before cutting: 9 years

€18 VAT incl.

€21 Expected gross gain

Corsican Pine

Corsican pine (Pinus nigra laricio var. corsicana) from the Pinaceae family is a subspecies of black pine; this forest species adapts to all kinds of climates in France on siliceous or calcareous soils. It is one of the largest conifers in Europe and its wood is moderately hard and has a straight grain. Flowering takes place in May with male and female buds on the same tree.

- Growth: initial growth slow and then fairly rapid
- Height: 30 to 50 meters
- Foliage: flexible, non-prickly needles sparsely inserted in pairs
- Trunk: straight, slender carriage with branches evenly spaced per level
- Bark: composed of large irregular patches
- Color: the trunk is silvery grey in old trees and ashen green needles

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About Pontvallain forest

Our forest takes its roots in the Pontvallain municipality in France, famous for its feudal remains. This forest of young trees is established not far from the Notre-Dame de la Faigne chapel, a very old place of pilgrimage built on the site of a tree that received several Marian apparitions
. The village bears the name of a victory of the French army dating back to the Hundred Years' War. At the intersection of history, nature and spirituality, it is in this fertile soil that the chestnut and pine trees of the Pontvallain grow, with an average rainfall of around 700 mm/year, suitable for these species. Part of the forest is classified as a Natura 2000 site (habitat directive) and a small plot is designated as a ZNIEFF type II.

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