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Scots Pine
Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
150-300 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Boreal forest
Range
Eurasia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

The only pine native to northern Europe, Scots pine is recognisable by the vivid orange-red bark that develops on its upper trunk and branches with age. A keystone of Scotland's ancient Caledonian forest, it can live more than 700 years and grow to 35 m tall.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pinus
Species
Pinus sylvestris