Pinus sylvestris

Common name: Scotch pine

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Hillside Creeper’ ‘Glauca Nana’ ‘Aurea’ ‘Fastigiata’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  2-7

Mature height and spread:  10-20m; 10-13m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moist, acidic, well-drained soils; full sun

Leaf arrangement:  blue-green, 2 needles a group, 2.5-8cm, stiff, twisted, stomatal band

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  2.5-7cm, has a short stalk

Limitations: tolerant urban conditions, tolerant a variety of soil types

Suitable uses:  rock gardens, foundations

Quick ID description:  blue-green, 2 needles, twisted, stomatal band; stalk

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http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/pisy.htm