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Community gifts Peruvian Pine
$5
Sponsor one or more Peruvian Pine trees and help fight deforestion in the Amazon. Each tree plays a vital role in the biodiversity of the rainforest. When you protect a tree you receive a special certificate via email or through the post. View it's location in your Cool Earth account. Help fight climate change and keep this tree standing.
- Local name
- Tornillo
- Latin name
- Cedrelinga catenaeformis
- Height
- 20-40m
- Girth
- 0.5 - 2m
- CO2 stored (tonnes)
- 10
- Leaves
- Arranged in a spiral 30-40cm long.
- Fruit
- 30- 40 cm long and 2-3cm wide, 6 to 15 seeds.
- Location
- Lowland and montain forest up to 1500m altitude.
The Peruvian pine is one of the tallest trees to emerge from the canopy. It's a type of Fabaceae tree which belongs to the bean family. It usually exist in acidic soils in well drained areas.
