Scot's Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Plant Data

Order:

Pinales

Family:

Pinaceae (Pine)

Type:

Evergreen tree

Flowering Months:

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

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.

Maximum Size:

35 metres tall

Foraging Notes:

Pine needles are toxic.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

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

Habitats:

Heathland, woodland.