Pinus sylvestris Scots pine
size/type
tall tree,tall tree
usual height
2-15m
usual width
2-6m
leaves
evergreen conifer
colour of leaves
flowers
insignificant or non-blooming
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
3 (down to -40°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Scots pine is a European native pine species, and is native in our country, too. Its makes the most beautiful and at the same time the most bizarre specimens in the wild. It bears 5-7 cm long, mid green needles with a slight bluish overlay. They are borne in pairs and remain on the tree for 3 years only. Then they fall off, not replaced by new ones on the same spot. This way Scots pine can soon reveal its beautiful colour of bark: in upper parts of the tree it becomes amber-yellow to copper-orange, peeling off in large flakes. These flakes are thin and, while still on the tree, look fantastic when the sun shines through them.Scots pine often forms a picturesque tree with irregular crown habit and often curved stem. This feature makes it a popular plant among bonsai growers as they can easily create a giant garden bonsai out of it. Even if you do not desire to have a bonsai of your own you can afford having this large tree in your garden, too, because it can easily be clipped to maintain a smaller size by cutting off half of the new growths in early spring, or by removing them entirely.
When I was a kid I loved these pines and we used to climb them. If only our mums had known what we were doing we would have been locked in until this very day, I suppose. When other kids were at home and I was alone I would sleep underneath their sweet smelling canopies on warm moss - they mostly grew on sunny places with almost no weed around and the ground was very warm since the canopies were thin enough to let sunbeams through to warm it up. It would be sweet to rest underneath those trees, thinking about what no good I could be up to next.
Scots pines love insolated locations. Before fully established they like equal moisture but later than take long periods of drought probably best of all pines. The soil has to be well-drained, preferably acidic and moderately fertile. It hates over salting so avoid planting next to busy roads where salt is frequently used in winter. Absolutely hardy to approx. -40°C (USDA zone 3).
Last update 22-12-2010; 03-06-2014
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standard
height of stem 180-190 cm, girth 20-25 cm, crown width 100-120 cm
17 000 Kč
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
