Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine

General Information Common Name  Scots Pine Scientific Name  Pinus sylvestris Sun Tolerance  Full Sun Height  up to 35  m (up to 115 ft) Spread  15 - 20 m (50 - 66 ft) Growth Rate  Fast Bloom Time  Spring Color  Green, Flower Color  Gold Type  Tree Native  USA, Europe.

Classification Kingdom  Plantae – Plants Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division  Coniferophyta – Conifers Class  Pinopsida Subclass  Order  Pinales Family  Pinaceae – Pine family Genus  Pinus –  Pine Species  P. sylvestris

Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris commonly known as Scots Pine and HardyScots Pine. It is well known by its pale red bark towards the top of the tree and its contrasting blue-green foliage, is Britain’s and Europe’s only native conifer grown for timber production. The species is mainly found on poorer, sandy soils, rocky outcrops, peat bogs or close to the forest limit. This is a long living tree and lifespan is normally 150–300 years, with the oldest recorded specimens in Lapland, Northern Finland over 760 years. P. sylvestris is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 35 m (115 ft) in height and 1 m trunk diameter when mature, exceptionally over 45 m (148 ft) tall.

The buds are reddish-brown, up to 1.5 cm long, narrow and blunt. The young shoots stand upright in May and June like white-green candles, smooth and shiny. Later they lengthen and turn green, becoming greyish or yellowish-brown. The stiff, blue-green needles, about 2.5 to 5 cm or more long, are in pairs, bound together at their base by a grey sheath consisting of membranous scales.

Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine

The flowers of both sexes are found on the same tree. The male flowers are small, globose catkins tightly clustered and set some way back from the tips of the twigs; at first dull red, they become golden at pollen time. The tiny female conelets are green with crimson ends to their scales, and appear in May at the very tips of newly expanded shoots. After fertilization they grow during the nest year into small green round structures. Later they become hard, woody, greyish-brown cones which are symmetrical, ‘pointed’, and about 4 cm long; the raised portion of each scale (the umbo) bears a knob. The cones mature in two years, and winged seeds fall in spring. On some trees there will be found not only one year and two year old cones, but also three years old, open and empty.

The bark at the base is fissured, forming irregular, longitudinal plates which are reddish or grayish-brown. The shining orange-red bark of the upper part of the tree is a distinct and warming feature. When young, the tree is conical and well mature, it is usually sparsely branched with a flat or domed crown.

The timber is resinous and has a distinct reddish heartwood surrounded by pale-brown sapwood. Its many uses include telegraph poles, railway sleepers, fencing, construction work, pit-props, boxes, wood wool, paper pulp, and chip-board. Though not naturally durable, it takes preservative well. In the timber trade the wood is often referred to as ‘fir’, ‘deal’ or ‘redwood’, usually qualified in some way.

Scots Pine is now found in its wild state only in Scotland, but has been extensively planted throughout Europe; it grows readily from self-sown seed on heaths in many southern counties. It is most successful in the warmer and drier districts towered the south and east.

As a shelterbelt tree, this pine has proved successful in the south and east and at low elevations elsewhere. 

Young Plant of Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris Young Plants

Leaves of Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris Leaves

Male Flowers of Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris Male Flowers

Male Flowers Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine Male Flowers

Female Cone of Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris Female Cone

Mature Female cone Scots Pine

Male and Female Both flowers of Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine Mature Cones

Mature cones of Scots Pine

Bark of Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris Bark

Log of Scots Pine

 Scots Pine as Ornamental Plant

Pinus sylvestris Ornamental Plant

Ornamental Plants of Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine in Wild

Scots Pine in wild

Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris – Scots Pine

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Pinus radiata – Monterey Pine

General Information Common Name  Monterey Pine, Radiata Pine Scientific Name  Pinus radiata Sun Tolerance  Full Sun Height  15-30  m (50-100 ft) Spread  6 - 12 m (20 - 40 ft) Growth Rate  Fast Bloom Time  Spring Color  Green, Flower Color  Gold Type  Tree Native  USA, Asia, Europe.

Classification Kingdom  Plantae – Plants Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division  Coniferophyta – Conifers Class  Pinopsida Subclass  Order  Pinales Family  Pinaceae – Pine family Genus  Pinus –  Pine Species  P. radiata

Pinus radiata – Monterey Pine

Pinus radiate commonly known as Monterey Pine also known as Radita Pine or Insignis Pine. It’s a three-needled conifer with striking bright-green luxuriant foliage. It is a native of a very limited area of wet winters and hot dry summers, the Monterey Peninsula of southern California.

P. radiate is a coniferous evergreen tree growing to 15 – 30 m (50 – 100 ft) in height, but some time grows up to 60 m (200 ft).

The young shoots soon become green. The winter buds are light brown, up to 2 cm long, sharply pointed and resinous. The bright emerald green needles are slender, 10-15 cm long, somewhat curved, usually in threes, but occasionally in pairs. They are bound together at their base by a sheath consisting of membranous scales.

The flowers of both sexes are found on the same tree. The male catkins are small, and yellow in late March. The female flowers may be solitary or in small clusters. The cones are asymmetrical, being flattened 7-13 cm long, glossy, woody and greyish-brown. They are often in clusters of three to five and persist on the trees for an indefinite time, usually not opening for several years.

The bark of mature trees is dark brown, thick, and deeply fissured, peeling off in broad scales. The coarse timber is inferior, is used in house construction as weatherboards, posts, beams or plywood, in fencing, retaining walls, for concrete formers. It is also used to a limited extent in boat building where untreated ply is sometimes used, but must be encased in epoxy resin to exclude moisture, boxes and paper pulp.

This pine has no commercial future anywhere in Britain but in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Spain it is cultivated on an extensive scale, making phenomenally fast growth. 

Pinus radiata – Monterey Pine as Ornamental Plant

Pinus radiata – Monterey Pine

Young Plants of Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata Young Plant

Leaves of Monterey Pine

Male Catkins of Monterey Pine

Female Cone of Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata Male Catkins and Female Cones

Pinus radiata Female Cone

Female Cones of Monterey Pine

The Bark of Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata – Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata – Monterey Pine Forest

Pinus radiata – Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata – Monterey Pine

Pinus radiata – Monterey Pine

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Pinus nigra maritima – Corsican Pine

General Information Common Name  Corsican Pine Scientific Name  Pinus nigra maritima Sun Tolerance  Full Sun Height  40-55  m (130-180 ft) Spread  6 - 12 m (20 - 40 ft) Growth Rate  Fast Bloom Time  Spring Color  Green, Flower Color  Gold Type  Tree Native  USA, Asia, Europe.

Classification Kingdom  Plantae – Plants Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division  Coniferophyta – Conifers Class  Pinopsida Subclass  Order  Pinales Family  Pinaceae – Pine family Genus  Pinus –  Pine Species  P. nigra

Pinus nigra maritima – Corsican Pine

Pinus nigra maritima commonly known as Corsican Pine is native to North America and Europe. It is fast-growing and lightly branched conifer. It is moderately fast growing tree, at about 30-70 cm (12-28 inch) per year.Also it is a large evergreen tree, growing to 20-55 meters (66-180 ft) high at maturity and spreading to 6-12 (20-40 ft) wide. The young twigs are yellowish-brown and ridged. Later they become much roughened by the persistent needle bases. The light brown, resinous buds are up to 2.5 cm long, and are broad at their base, suddenly tapering to a sharp point. The young shoots stand upright in May and June like white-green candles. The needles are grayish-green or sage-green, 8-13 cm long, in pairs, bound together at their base by a grey sheath consisting of membranous scales. They are often twisted and are stout and densely arranged on the shoots.

The flowers of both sexes are found on the same tree. The male catkin-like flowers lie at the base of the young shoot and are yellow at the time of pollination. The red females at the tips of new shoots are minute cone-lets which later expand to asymmetrical cones 3-5 cm in length, becoming shiny, hard and mid-brown; the raised portion of each scale (the umbo) bears a knob. The cones open in the spring or summer of the second year after fertilization and release winged seeds.

The rough, grayish to dark brown bark is fissure and flakes off. The branches are whorled, often at wide intervals. The wood is resinous and has reddish heartwood surrounded by pale brown sapwood. It is adjudged to be inferior to that of Scots Pine, but can be used for similar purposes. Though not naturally durable, it takes preservative well.

Silviculturists know the tree as a wind-farm, fast grower and heavy volume producer in Europe. It is one of the most productive species on the sandy soils in the north-west Europe. Only strains Corsica are recommended today.

Austrian Pine, P. nigra Arnold, has a more coarse, rugged, less straight appearance than Corsican Pine. Its timber is coarse, knotty and usually valueless, but as the tree is hardy and wind-firm it is useful as a shelter belt, especially along the coast. 
The Corsican Pine is also planted as a street tree, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and parks in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and many more countries. 

Pinus nigra maritima – Corsican Pine

Young plant of Corsican Pine

Pinus nigra maritima – Corsican Pine Leaves

Male Flower of Corsican Pine

Pinus nigra maritima Male Flowers

Pinus nigra maritima – Corsican Pine Male Flowers

Female Cone of Corsican Pine

Bark of Corsican Pine

Corsican Pine Log

Corsican Pine as Ornamental

Pinus nigra maritima  as Ornamental

Pinus nigra maritima – Corsican Pine

Pinus nigra maritima – Corsican Pine

Pinus nigra maritima – Corsican Pine

Pinus nigra maritima – Corsican Pine

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