Scots Pine Fir Cone And Needles. Stock Photo

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris is a species of pine that is native to Eurasia, ranging from Western Europe to Eastern Siberia, south to the Caucasus Mountains and Anatolia, and north to well inside the Arctic Circle in Fennoscandia. In the north of its range, it occurs from sea level to 1,000 m 3,300 ft, while in the south of its range it is a mountain tree, growing at 1,200–2,600 m 3,900–8,500 ft altitude. It is readily identified by its combination of fairly short, blue-green leaves and orange-red bark.[2][3][4][5]The species is mainly found on poorer, sandy soils, rocky outcrops, peat bogs or close to the forest limit. On fertile sites, Scots pine is out-competed by other, usually spruce or broad-leaved tree species.[6]