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===Cultivation=== Although considered [[endangered]] in the wild, Torrey pine is often planted as an [[ornamental tree]] around [[San Diego]], coastal and inland southern California, and even the Central Valley.<ref name=TNCplantguide/> A single tree planted in a suburb of San Diego in the 1940s or 1950s has grown tall and straight, and to a large size, {{convert|108|ft|m|sp=us}}.<ref name="UTSanDiego20070206">{{cite news|url=http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/metro/20070206-9999-1m6tree.html |title=Residents say tree too big, too old for neighborhood |author=Anne Krueger |publisher=Union-Tribune Publishing Co |date=February 6, 2007 |accessdate=January 31, 2016 |archivedate=January 31, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131083841/http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/metro/20070206-9999-1m6tree.html |quote=Houses replaced avocado groves on the East County land that surrounds the Torrey pine. Torrey pines are widely planted as an ornamental species}}</ref> Shipley Nature Center states it can grow to {{convert|148|ft|m|abbr=on}} in height in cultivation.<ref>{{cite web |title=TORREY PINE HABITAT |url=http://shipleynature.org/eight-habitats/7/ |publisher=Shipley Nature Center |date= |accessdate=May 31, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redorbit.com/education/reference_library/plant_kingdom/conifers/1113149365/torrey-pine-pinus-torreyana/ |title=Torrey Pine, Pinus torreyana |publisher=Conifers Reference Library |work=redOrbit |date= |accessdate=May 31, 2014 |quote=The Torrey pine is planted as ornamental trees, with better soil and with controlled watering, it lends to being a fast growing tree to heights of 148 feet. This pine is drought tolerant as the tap roots can go as deep as 200 feet to find moisture. The tree is also shade tolerant.}}</ref> It is sold by at least ten different [[plant nursery|plant nurseries]] in California as of 2020.<ref name=Calscape/>
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