Scotch Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Use

Valued for its picturesque character; Specimen Plant, Screen Plant

Additional notes

Transplants easy if root pruned; will grow on a variety of soils as long as they are well-drained; poor, dry sites will support this tree; full sun; preferably acid soils

One of the most popular Christmas trees. Blue-green foliage all year; winter orange bark

Light:

Full Sun

Soil type:

Zone:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Maximum height:

30-60 ft; can grow 80-90 ft

Spread:

30-40 ft

Growth speed:

Medium when young; slow with age

Habit (shape):

In youth an irregular pyramid with short, spreading branches, the lower soon dying, becoming in age very picturesque, open, wide-spreading and flat-or round-topped, almost umbrella-like

Flowers:

Monoecious

Fruit:

Cones mostly solitary to 2 to 3 (6) together short-stalked, ovoid-conic, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long; gray or dull brown

Texture:

Medium

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