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7 unusual facts about Scots pine


Crossbill

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris and Larch Larix species (particularly plantations of L. decidua)

Ero aphana

This is the case in England where the species seems to be on the increase and is found on dry heathland with patches of bare stony ground and among sparse Ulex europaeus and Pinus sylvestris.

Macaria liturata

The caterpillars feed on coniferous trees such as Scots pine.

Parrot Crossbill

The Parrot Crossbill is a specialist feeder on the cones of Scots pine.

Scots pine

As the climate warmed it became extinct from most of the British Isles around 5,500 years ago except in Scotland and at Kielder, Northumberland.

Scottish Crossbill

The Scottish Crossbill breeds in the native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), Caledonian forests of the Scottish Highlands, but (perhaps surprisingly), often also in forestry plantations of exotic conifers, notably Larch (Larix decidua and L. kaempferi) and Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta).

Svaneti

Other species that are less common but may still be found in some areas include chestnut, birch, maple, pine and box.


Baikal Mountains

The mountains around Lake Baikal are densely wooded with Grey Alder, Eurasian Aspen, Downy Birch, Siberian Larch, Siberian Fir, Scots Pine, and Siberian Spruce.

Balkan mixed forests

Several species of deciduous oaks (most prominently Quercus frainetto Ten., as well as Q. cerris L., Q. pubescens Willd. and others) dominate most of the ecoregion's forests, interspersed higher up mountainsides (above 800–1200 m) mostly with European Beech and such conifers as Scots Pine, Macedonian Pine, Silver Fir and Norway Spruce.

Cambusbarron

It is composed of trees including Wellingtonias and Scots Pines and is home to a variety of rare animal life, including red squirrels, Peregrine Falcons, Roe Deer and Buzzards.

Duruelo de la Sierra

The flora of this particular region is emphasised by Scots Pine (Spanish: pino albar), accompanied by Erica vagans (Spanish: brezo), and Oak Tree (Spanish: roble).

Falls of Bruar

Almost ten years later, after Burn's death in 1796, Murray began an ambitious scheme of planting that would eventually include 120,000 Larch and Scots Pine.

Finzean

The hills are mostly covered with heather, but along their lower slopes, there are some extensive areas of forestry, most of which is planted with Scots Pine and Larch.

Forestry in the United Kingdom

For example, in Scotland four main areas have been identified: oak dominated forest south of the Highland Line, Scots Pine in the Central Highlands, hazel/oak or pine/birch/oak assemblages in the north-east and south-west Highlands, and birch in the Outer Hebrides, Northern Isles and far north of the mainland.

Williams Bros Brewing Co

The company developed other historic ales, using natural Scottish produce such as elderberries, the shoots of Scots pine, seaweed and gooseberries.


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Falls of Bruar

Once hostilities ended, the trees were replanted, again with Scots Pine but this time mixed with Hybrid Larch, Fir and Spruce.

Geography of Kent

The Hastings Beds, which are resistant to weathering, leading to outcrops, such as High Rocks Tunbridge Wells, and sterile soil only suited to heathland and forests of Scots Pine.