Pinus sylvestris
Scotch Pine

 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Medium green to bluish-green twisted needles)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Cone)
 Ultimate Height:
30-60 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-40 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers slightly acid soils; tolerates dry soils
 Range:
Scotland, Europe, to Siberia
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Needles (1-3" long) in 2s, twisted, and blue. Cones are 1.5-3" long and fall at maturity. Stems green when young, grayish-yellow in second year.

Additional Information

Effective as a screen with pruning. Tolerant of fairly dry soils, but not a good specimen in shade or on wet soils. Sphaeropsis, nematodes, and pine wilt fungus are serious problems; not recommended by Morton Arboretum.

38 Pinus sylvestris found

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Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_5197*AROGA
2ORIG_7349*AVPRB
3ORIG_7414*AADDL
4ORIG_4590*AHARR
5ORIG_4589*AHARR
6ORIG_0477*AMRPK
7ORIG_7287*AHAWK
8ORIG_5181*AROGA
9ORIG_5192*AROGA
10ORIG_2627*ABRWN
11ORIG_7356*AVPRB
122013_01086*BBRWN
13ORIG_2634*AHEAV
14ORIG_2625*ABRWN
15ORIG_0475*AMRPK
16ORIG_5180*AROGA
17ORIG_6885*AVPRB
18ORIG_0483*AMRPK
19ORIG_5188*AROGA
20ORIG_2629*ABRWN
21ORIG_2672*ABRWN
22ORIG_6884*AVPRB
23ORIG_0474*AMRPK
24ORIG_0482*AMRPK
25ORIG_5194*AROGA
26ORIG_2633*AHEAV
27ORIG_0458*AMRPK
282018_00887*ABRWN
29ORIG_2702*ABRWN
30ORIG_0452*AMRPK
31ORIG_2673*ABRWN
322013_01086*DBRWN
33ORIG_2619*ABRWN
34ORIG_0481*AMRPK
35ORIG_2628*ABRWN
36ORIG_0454*AMRPK
37ORIG_7389*AADDL
382013_01086*CBRWN

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