Scots Pine
Latin Name : Pinus sylvestris
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For commercially grown Scots Pine trees, their life will start in a forest Nursery.
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Mature Pine Trees are often lopsided. However, during those early years of their life, they all look very much the same.
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From the seedling stage, and after maybe 2 years in a nursery, the young trees will be planted out, mostly in a recently cleared site of newly felled trees, like the photo above, to begin the 60 or 70 year cycle once more.
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Male Flowers
Once they have a few years under their belts, the male flowers will appear in the Spring.
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Female Flowers
These then pollinate the female flowers …
…. and the result is ….
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…. and ending up as ….
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A mature cone
The final observation I would bring to you is the orange quality of the bark. Particularly evident in this large stand of Pines.
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