Pinus sylvestris

Also Known As

Norway Pine
Riga Pine
Scotch Fir
Scotch Pine
Scots Fir
Scots Pine

Plant type

tree, conifer

size

H: 30'-75'
W: 30'-50'

planting zones

2a-9b

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Pinus sylvestris plant details

Pinus sylvestris is a moderate-growing evergreen conifer tree with blue and green foliage. and brown fruit. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun and low water. Does well in acidic, clay, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant and wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Pinus sylvestris

Plant type: conifer tree
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 30 FT - 50 FT - wide, 30 FT - 75 FT - tall
Uses: peeling bark, pyramidal, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Pinus sylvestris

USDA Zones: 2a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: low
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt and wind
Soil needs: acidic, clay, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Large beautiful tree with rich blue-green foliage. Crown of spreading branches become rounded and irregular. Distinctive bark, becoming bright orange-brown and peeling in small flakes, darker on the main trunk and plated. This is a very elegant, broad, cone-shaped conifer with stiff, twisted needles hanging in clusters all over the branches. Growth Rate medium

By: Garden World

Pyramidal when young becoming open & irregular. Deer resistant. Wind and drought tolerant. Zones 3-8.

By: Lael's Moon Garden

A statuesque tree at maturity, it develops a spreading head with a sparsely branched trunk, effective for noticing the elegant, red-brown, papery bark. In transition to this stage, a fast growing, conical tree with a spread of half its height will grace your view. Grows to 60' tall and 40' wide. At every developmental stage, this tree is blanketed with twisted, blue-green needles set in pairs. Trouble free growth, adaptable to poor soil.