About
Pinus sylvestris, the Scots pine, is a medium to large, long-lived, evergreen conifer developing a distinctive, open, irregular crown with age. The characteristic orange-red, flaking bark in the upper crown, twisted, paired, blue-grey needles and small, ovoid, pale-brown cones make this a quintessential British landscape tree. A rewarding and architectural pine for a well-drained, sunny garden or landscape.
About the genus
Pinus, the pines, are evergreen coniferous trees or shrubs � some with attractive bark � developing an irregular crown with age and bearing long, needle-like leaves in bundles of 2, 3 or 5. Conspicuous cones may fall or persist on the tree for years. Among the most widely grown of all ornamental conifers.
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