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Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native to Eurasia. It is commonly known as the Scots pine in English; it is also known as the Scotch pine in the United States, and occasionally called the Baltic pine or European red pine. It can readily be identified by its combination of fairly short, blue-green leaves and orange-red bark.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Pinus sylvestris
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Pinales
Hardiness: Zone 3
Habit: tree
Bloom: Mid Spring