Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Pinus Sylvestris

Size:

60' tall

Leaves:

2"-3" needles, mostly in pairs

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

3" cone, green in first year and scales not spined

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

sun; moist, well-drained, acidic soil; adaptable; best in cool climate

Disease/Insect:

Use:

ornamental

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark in upper crown orange, at base heavily fissured and gray-brown; branches horizontal or slightly ascending; native to Eurasia