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Scots Pine Seeds
Scots Pine Seeds
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Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) seed was collected from large healthy trees in southern Manitoba. Mature trees have orange red upper bark, relatively short needles, and an open crown that broadens with age.
Fresh seed can germinate without a cold treatment, although up to 30 days of cold stratification may produce more uniform germination.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 2
Seed Source: Manitoba
Growing details
- Foliage
- Short, twisted, often blue-green evergreen needles in pairs, about 38-89 mm long
- Hardiness reference
- USDA zones 2a-7b; this uses the American zone system
- Mature size reference
- About 9.1-18.3 m tall and 9.1-12.2 m wide
- Native range
- Native to northern Europe and northern Asia, not Manitoba
- Growing site
- Full sun; well-drained acidic clay, loam or sand; moist to occasionally dry
- Disease note
- Sphaeropsis tip blight and pine wilt are among reported problems; this is not a resistance score
- Cone reference
- Separate male and female cones occur on one tree; female cones are about 38-64 mm long and mature in fall
More about this plant
Scots Pine is a Eurasian evergreen with paired, short, often twisted needles and a mature size reference around 9.1-18.3 m tall and 9.1-12.2 m wide. It is not native to Manitoba, even where planted or naturalized in Canada. Species references favour full sun and well-drained acidic clay, loam or sand, with occasional dryness tolerated. Separate male and female cones occur on one tree; female cones mature in fall. USDA zones 2a-7b are an American hardiness reference.
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Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
Province records show native distribution, not every place the species grows. The hardiness map shows minimum winter hardiness; soil, moisture and summer warmth also matter.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada