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Scots pine

Habit Trees to 40 m tall; mature crown conic to flattened.
Buds

ovoid; reddish brown, resinous.

Leaves

in clusters of 2; straight to slightly curved, twisted, 3–6 cm × 1.5–2 mm; bluish green to yellow-green;

margins entire to finely serrulate; all surfaces with stomatal lines;

apex acute;

sheaths deciduous.

Pollen cones

ovoid, 5–10 mm long, yellow to pink.

Seeds

obovoid, 3–5 mm long, gray to black;

wings 3 times as long as body.

Trunks

to 0.5 m in diameter, usually straight;

bark reddish brown to gray, furrowed, scaly;

branches horizontal to ascending;

twigs green to gray-brown, not glaucous, roughened by bud scars.

Seed cones

ovoid, nearly symmetric, 3–6 cm long, yellow-brown to gray-brown;

stalks less than 1 cm long, maturing in 2 years, opening at maturity;

umbos central; less than 3 mm;

prickles absent.

Pinus strobiformis

Pinus sylvestris

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Discussion

Various habitats, escaped from cultivation. 0–200 m. WV. Troughout North America; Europe. Exotic.

Pinus sylvestris is widely planted in North America for pulpwood and Christmas trees and has escaped cultivation in many states and provinces. This species is native to Europe.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 124
Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa
P. albicaulis, P. attenuata, P. attenuata x Pinus radiata, P. balfouriana, P. contorta, P. flexilis, P. jeffreyi, P. lambertiana, P. monophylla, P. monticola, P. muricata, P. pinaster, P. ponderosa, P. sabiniana, P. sylvestris
P. albicaulis, P. attenuata, P. attenuata x Pinus radiata, P. balfouriana, P. contorta, P. flexilis, P. jeffreyi, P. lambertiana, P. monophylla, P. monticola, P. muricata, P. pinaster, P. ponderosa, P. sabiniana
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