Natural Environments Where Scotch Pine Grows
Pineaceae (Pinaceae) familyasından olan ağaç, Avrupa’nın hemen her yerinde, Kafkaslar, Sibirya ve Kuzey Asya’da yayılış gösteren çam türü.
It gets its name from the fox-yellow color of the trunk bark, which separates into plates. It is a tree with a slender trunk, pointed crown and thin branches. Adult individuals exceed 40 meters in length. The needle leaves are double, blue-green, curled, tightly arranged, usually 4-5 cm long, pointed at the ends, usually 2-3 years, rarely 4-5 years.
Scotch Pine Cones
Mat gri-kahverengi, konik, kısa veya uzun saplı uçları aşağıya doğru yönelmiş, tek veya 2-3’ü bir arada, 3–7 cm uzunluk ve 2–4 cm genişliktedir. Tohumları gri veya siyahımsı yumurta biçimindedir. It grows rapidly in suitable places.
Tree Habitat and Durability
It is resistant to cold climate and wind, requires plenty of sun. It can thrive in sandy and clay soils. It cannot thrive in climates with very low relative humidity and dry soils. It is resistant to storms thanks to its pile roots.
Scotch Pine Tree Latin: Pinus sylvestris