Scientific name: Pinus sylvestris

Common name: Scots pine

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 2

Mature height and spread: 15-22m tall, 10-15m wide

Form: open, columnar

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic

Leaf arrangement: needle-like, fascicles

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: Cones (point backwards)

Limitations: stands out, use with restraint

Suitable uses: rough and dramatic looking

Quick ID: conifer. Tree. Evergreen. Europe. Short, flat needles, in bunches of two (fascicles). Sharp needles that are shorter (finger length) than nigra and stem is not as broad. Blue hue.