Canary Island Pine: Resistance on Needles

In the Canary Islands, the Canary Island pine Pinus canariensis is a pine species that can even withstand volcanoes. The tree species "is considered the world champion among fire-adapted pines". Would it be able to help the stressed and vulnerable German forest areas? Prof. Dr. Carl Beierkuhnlein, holder of the Chair of Biogeography, explains in an interview with ZEIT ONLINE why he takes a critical view [in German].