Scots pine - Pinaceae Pinus sylvestris

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Taxonomy

Family	Pinaceae
Genus	Pinus
Species	sylvestris
Common Name	Scots pine
iTree Code	PISY

Plant Form

Form	Tree: often with irregular crown
Height	60 feet
Spread	35 feet
Deciduous	No

Identification Description

Foliage	needles in pairs between 1” - 3” long	Leaf Type	Needle
		Needles	2
Bark	young - papery, flaky, orange; older - gray/brown, scales, thick plates
Bud	terminal bud: orange-brown, pointed, somewhat resinous	Bud Arrangement	None
Twig	gray/yellow when young, light brown to brownish-orange with age
Flower	male (staminate strobili) small clusters, yellow in color, at base of twigs; female (ovulate strobili) tiny, from bud tips; male and female on same tree (monoecious)
Fruit	small woody cones up to 3” long, slightly egg-shaped
Fall Color	green

Site Characteristics

USDA Zones		pH Levels		Salt Tolerance
Min	3a	Min	5.0	Soil	Intolerant
Max	8a	Max	7.5	Spray	Intolerant

Shade Tolerance	Drought Tolerance	Allelopathy
Intolerant	Moderate	No

Species Status

Nebraska Native
U.S. Native
Region of Origin	Eurasia
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