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| name = ''Pinus sylvestris''
| common_names = Scots Pine
| growth_habit = Tree
| high = 20-35m (rarely to 40m)
| wide = 40-120cm trunk diameter
| origin = Europe, SW & N Asia
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| lifespan = Up to 200 years, rarely 400 years
| exposure = Full sun
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = Glaucous blue-green foliage, orange-brown bark
| hardiness = -50°C
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| usda_zones = 1-9 (7-9 only where summers are cool)
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| color = IndianRed
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| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Pinophyta
| classis = Pinopsida
| ordo = Pinales
| familia = Pinaceae
| genus = ''Pinus''
| species = ''Pinus sylvestris'' L.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==
*''Pinus sylvestris'' var. ''sylvestris''. The bulk of the range, from Scotland and Spain to central Siberia.
*''Pinus sylvestris'' var. ''hamata'' Steven. The Balkans, northern Turkey and the Caucasus. Foliage more consistently glaucous all year, not becoming duller in winter; cones more frequently with a pyramidal apophysis.
*''Pinus sylvestris'' var. ''mongolica'' Litv. Mongolia and adjoining parts of southern Siberia and northwestern China. Foliage duller green, shoots grey-green; leaves occasionally up to 12 cm long.
*''Pinus sylvestris'' var. ''nevadensis'' D.H.Christ. The Sierra Nevada in southern Spain and possibly other Spanish populations. Cones often with thicker scales, but doubtfully distinguishable on morphology.
==Gallery==
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==References==
*Steven, H. M., & Carlisle, A. (1959, facsimile reprint 1996). ''The Native Pinewoods of Scotland''. Castlepoint Press.
*Carlisle, A., & Brown, A. H. F. (1968). Biological Flora of the British Isles: Pinus sylvestris L. ''J. Ecol''. 56: 269-307.
*[http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/BIS/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=1560 Flora of NW Europe - Scots Pine]
*[http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.scpine.html Trees for Life - Scots Pine]
*[http://www.conifers.org/pi/pin/sylvestris.htm Gymnosperm Database - ''Pinus sylvestris'']
==External links==
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