PLANTS OF SCOTS PINE - PINUS SYLVESTRIS

Forestry and ornamental tree with medicinal properties. Bonsai. Its wood is widely used in cabinet making and as a firewood. Isolated or alignment tree. It is diuretic, antiseptic and expectorant.

Conifer up to 30m tall with dark-green acicules. Brown pine cones filled with small pine nuts.

Prefers neutral, acid and deep soils.

Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.