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Scots Pine
LEAVES: Needles 2 per cluster, 1½" - 3½" long, bluish-green or dark green stout, twisted, circular in cross-section. TWIGS: Fairly stout, brittle, dark yellowish-gray, smooth. FRUIT: Cones 1½" - 2½" long, short-stalked, solitary or in pairs, usually pointing backward, grayish or reddish color. BARK: Scaly, peeling off in flakes from ridges separated by long shallow fissures. Lower trunk rough and grayish, upper trunk rather smooth and distinctly reddish. GENERAL: Native to Europe, tolerant of various soil and moisture conditions but intolerant of shade. Typically reaching 70' in height it can attain 120' with a diameter of 3'-5'. Widely planted for reforestation and horticulture, with occasional escapes from cultivation. Older books sometimes call it Scotch pine. |
