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