The Scots pine was @SpeciesofUK from 3rd to 9th February 2013.
The UK only has three native conifers - Juniper, Yew and Scots Pine. Of these, Scots Pine is the UK's only native pine.
The UK only has three native conifers - Juniper, Yew and Scots Pine. Of these, Scots Pine is the UK's only native pine.
Scots Pine is native to
Northern Europe and Asia. It ranges from Ireland in the west to Siberia in the east
and Portugal and the Caucasus in the south. In fact, the Scots Pine is the most
widely distributed conifer in the world.[1]
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| Scots Pine, Glen Affric [Source: Chris] |
In the UK, the Scots Pine’s natural range is restricted to Scotland. It
is the dominant tree in the UK’s only truly native pine forest, the Caledonian
Forest in Scotland.
