Scotch Pine - Free

Pinus sylvestris

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Scotch Pine
Family : 
Pinaceae
Origin : 
Exotic
Hardiness Zone : 
2b
Light requirement  : 
Sun
Height at maturity : 
18 m
Spread at maturity : 
10 m
Spacing requirement from power lines and infrastructure : 
6 m
Tree size : 
Small
Crown shape : 
Pyramidal shape, becoming rounded and irregular with age.
Roots : 
Deep
Growth rate : 
High
Tolerance to pollution : 
High
Tolerance to road salt : 
Low
Tolerance to spray salt : 
Average
Tolerance to compaction  : 
Low
Common problems (disease, fungus, insects) : 
Slight susceptibility to verticillium wilt. Few entomological problems
Special comments : 
Hardy

leaves

Needles bluish green, in bundles of 2;
Rigid, prickly and normally twisted;
Persistent (3 years).

flowers

Monoecious;
Color: males: yellow and females: reddish.

FRUITS

Hanging cones;
Conical and oblong;
3 to 7 cm in length;
Fawn yellow to gray and dull.

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