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  Guide to the Common Trees of Pennsylvania

Trees | Glossary | Visual Guide | Leaf Parts, Types, & Position

Scots Pine
(Needle-Shaped or Linear)
Native to Europe, tolerant of various soil and moisture conditions but intolerant of shade. Typically reaching 70' in height it can attain 120' with a diameter of 3'-5'. Widely planted for reforestation and horticulture, with occasional escapes from cultivation. Older books sometimes call it Scotch pine.

Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris L.
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Leaves
Needles 2 per cluster, 1½" - 3½" long, bluish-green or dark green stout, twisted, circular in cross-section.
Twigs
Fairly stout, brittle, dark yellowish-gray, smooth.
Fruit
Cones 1½" - 2½" long, short-stalked, solitary or in pairs, usually pointing backward, grayish or reddish color.
Bark
Scaly, peeling off in flakes from ridges separated by long shallow fissures. Lower trunk rough and grayish, upper trunk rather smooth and distinctly reddish.

Select a Tree from a menu below, or download the Visual Guide

Needle-Shaped or Linear

  

Wide & Flat: Opposite Arrangement

Wide and Flat: Alternate Arrangement

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PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
 
 

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