Melinda Myers

Scotch Pine

Botanical Name

Pinus sylvestris

Min Zone

3

Max Zone

7

Height

30 to 60 feet

Width

30 to 40 feet

Fruit

1.5 to 3 inch cones with triangular bump on scale, held in clusters of 2 or 3

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained, adaptable but prefers acidic

Planting & Care

• Transplants easily balled and burlap
• Tolerates wide variety of soils except wet

Problems

Scale, sawflies, Diplodia needle cast

Varieties

• Fastigiata - upright, narrow, susceptable to snow damage, 25 feet
• Watereri - slow growing, dense pyramid form, steel blue needles, dark orange bark, 15+ feet