Scot's Pine

Pinus sylvestris

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Plant Data

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Order:

Pinales

Family:

Pinaceae (Pine)

Also in this family:

Atlas Cedar, Austrian Pine, Corsican Pine, Deodar, Douglas Fir, European Larch, Grand Fir, Japanese Larch, Maritime Pine, Norway Spruce, Silver Fir, Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock, Weymouth Pine

Type:

Evergreen tree

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Maximum Size:

35 metres tall

Habitats:

Heathland, woodland.

Flower:

Yellow, no petals

Male flowers, yellow. Female flowers, pink to purple.

Fruit:

Pine cones.

Leaves:

An evergreen tree with pine needles. The bluish-green needle-like leaves grow in pairs in clusters of two and are slightly twisted. Each needle can be anything up to 3 inches long.

Aroma:

Smells resinous.

Other Names:

Archangel Redwood, Baltic Redwood, Bish Apples, European Turpentine, Norway Fir, Norway Pine, Red Deal, Riga Pine, Scotch Fir, Scotch Pine, Scot's Fir, Yellow Deal.

Frequency (UK):

Common

Similar Species:

Austrian Pine

Maritime Pine

Distribution Map

Reproduced by kind permission of the BSBI.

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