About these Guidelines. One of the difficulties in coming to terms with the changes in culture and behaviour that. is demanded of the planning profession is that some of the popular concepts of. community involvement are still misunderstood by many people, both lay and. professional.
The stone pine, with the botanical name Pinus pinea, is also called the Italian stone pine, umbrella pine and parasol pine.It is a tree from the pine family (Pinaceae). The tree is native to the Mediterranean region, occurring in Southern Europe, Israel, Lebanon and Syria.It is also naturalized in North Africa, the Canary Islands, South Africa and New South Wales.n Italy, the stone pine has been an aesthetic landscape element since the Italian Renaissance garden period. In the 1700s, P. pinea began being introduced as an ornamental tree to other Mediterranean climate regions of the world, and is now often found in gardens and parks in South Africa, California, and Australia.
Nowadays, its wood is mainly used in making furniture because of its good ability to undergo carving.In Kannada this tree is called as Buguri mara due to the shape of its fruits. In Malayalam this tree is called Poovarasu, à´ªàµà´µà´°à´¶àµâ, à´àµà´²à´¾à´¨àµà´¤à´¿ . In Tamil language it is called Tamil]] à®ªà¯à®µà®°à®à¯ (puvarasu) â the wood from the tree was used by early Tamil people to make instruments in ancient Tamilakam. It is possibly indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere in the Pacific, but may have been spread by early Polynesians for its useful wood and bast fibres. The Portia Tree reaches a height of 6â10 m (20â33 ft) tall and a trunk diameter of 20â30 cm (7.9â11.8 in).