36. Scots Pine

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The 11 Scots pines interplanted with the Padelford Hall katsuras are best seen in winter, when their orange bark and blue-green needles show up with less competition. Look at these and you'll see how they cannot tolerate shade--it kills their lower limbs. Scotland indeed is home of this species, but it also extends to the Pacific over Asia--no other tree has such an extensive range. The Scots is identified by its slender orange trunk, 2-4 inch sage-green, stiff needles in pairs, and nondescript 2-3 inch cones. Most similar is Japanese red pine. In European forestry it is a major species, as well as an ornamental in North America.

Pictured below: Map showing geographical range of Scots Pine.

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