Pinus elliottii growth areas allocated to mesozones

* The dataset shows climatically optimum growth areas of Pinus elliottii and those areas deemed to be at moderate risk for successful growth of this species. Large tracts along the coastal and inland areas of the north-eastern Eastern Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal, as well as the western half of Swaziland and significant parts of Mpumalanga, are shown to be climatically suitable for Pinus elliottii production. * P. elliottii growth areas were derived from Schulze R.E. and Maharaj M. (2007) and then allocated to mesozones by combining with a base mesozone layer obtained from the CSIR Geospatial Analysis Platform (GAP).