Skip to main content

Story: Weeds of agriculture

Controlling wilding pines

Image
Controlling wilding pines

Wilding pines are any pine trees that grow in unwanted areas, usually from seed dispersal. The most common are Pinus radiata, Pinus contorta and Douglas fir. They can be controlled by spraying, felling or ring barking, or by pulling or digging out the young tree, as shown here by Neville Peat, a Department of Conservation officer in the Wakatipu area.

Using this item

Department of Conservation

Reference: 10059556

by Neville Parminter

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Ian Popay, Weeds of agriculture – Weeds in water and in ecosystems, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16484/controlling-wilding-pines (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ian Popay, published 1 March 2009.