Editing Torrey pine (section)

==Ecology==
The native [[habitat]] of ''Pinus torreyana'' is [[coastal sage scrub]], a [[plant community]], growing slowly in dry, sandy soil. The root system is extensive. A tiny seedling may quickly send a [[taproot]] down {{convert|60|cm|in|sp=us}} seeking moisture and nutrients. A mature tree may have roots extending {{convert|75|m|ft|sp=us}}. Exposed trees battered by [[Salt pruning|coastal wind]]s are often twisted into beautiful sculptural shapes resembling large [[bonsai]], and rarely exceed {{convert|12|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall.

The seeds are eaten by birds and rodents.<ref name=Peattie1963>{{cite book |last=Peattie |first=Donald Culross |author-link=Donald C. Peattie |title=A Natural History of Western Trees |year=1953 |publisher=[[Bonanza Books]] |location=New York |pages=96–97}}<!-- No specific NA tribe named --></ref> Like most pine tree species, the seeds have a wing attached to them, but in this species it is papery, breaks off easily, and is entirely non-functional, so this tree is entirely reliant upon animals to disperse its seeds. The scrub jay (''[[Aphelocoma californica]]'') is the most important species when it comes to dispersal of the seeds (on the mainland). Scrub jays and perhaps also squirrels are thought to be spreading the species into adjacent parklands from gardens around San Diego.<ref name=TNCplantguide/><ref name=Calscape>{{cite web |url=https://calscape.org/Pinus-torreyana-(Torrey-Pine)?srchcr=sc5f721fe5e21e9 |title=Torrey Pine ''Pinus torreyana'' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Calscape |publisher=California Native Plant Society |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>

The caterpillars of the moth ''[[Gloveria arizonensis]]'' have been confirmed to feed on this tree in the wild.<ref name=Calscape/>

[[Stratification (botany)|Stratification]], which is the process of subjecting seeds to (moist) cold, encourages [[germination]] in Torrey pine seeds<ref>{{FEIS |last=Esser |first=Lora L. |date=1993 |genus=Pinus |species=torreyana |type=tree |access-date=August 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://digitalseed.com/common/common.mv?showthread+1106690986+3 |title=germination of Torrey pines
|author=Santiago |publisher= |date=January 25, 2005 |accessdate=August 9, 2013
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425132200/http://digitalseed.com/common/common.mv?showthread+1106690986+3
|archivedate=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>