#15
Common: Scotch Pine
Scientific:
Pinus sylvestris
Leaf:
Type:
Form:
Apex:
Marigin:
Base:
Form:
40-50 feet spread
Venation: Opposite
Flower: Male cones are tiny and yellow, and the female cones are
small and green in clusters.
Fruit: Seeds are in brown cones and fall off when new ones are
ready to come.
Twig : Twig is hard, spiky, and
generally hurts when you touch it.
Bark: Bark is brown, hard, and has
little bumps all over it.
Form: Tree grows up to 60' high,
with a 40' spread,. It grows at slow to medium speed.
Uses: Decorative.
Distribution: This tree is found all over
America, and other parts of the world.
Map: rural Bloomington # 15
Copyright: donnazvonar@stmarysschool.net
References: www.arborday.org/treeidentification.htm
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