Soils
Scots Pine like dry to damp soil. Avoid clay.
The Scots Pine is a large tree with varying growth patterns, slow growing when young then faster as the tree matures. Attractive orange-brown bark turns greyish-brown later. The tree is useful and often planted for stabilizing land sensitive to erosion. Scots Pine are widely used for timber production.
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Features of the Scots Pine Tree
Soils
Scots Pine like dry to damp soil. Avoid clay.
Location
Likes full sun and can tolerate harsh, windy conditions, including seaside locations. Frost hardy.
Annual Growth Rate
Slow to begin then quickening with age. Scots Pine generally have an average rate of growth.
pH Tolerance
Scots Pine roots are deep and adaptable. Tolerates short flooding, and being covered by loose material.
Root Structure
Scots Pine can be planted in urban areas although it is sensitive to air pollution. Does not require wind protection, likes sun and will tolerate heat.
Potential
Annual Pruning
Scots Pine does not need any annual pruning.
Characteristics
Scots Pines are large evergreen trees that require space. Foliage is blue-green needles. It has yellow male flowers that appear in May and grey-brown hanging cones.
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