A slender tree with a long, sometimes twisted trunk, that can reach a height forty metres. It is particularly recognised for the ochre-red colour of its bark, in the top and young part of the trunk of the adult tree – Relatively short to medium size needles, grouped into pairs attached by a shared sheath at the base, quite thick and bluish-green or greyish green in colour, typically twisted. A monoecious species, with distinct male and female cones on the same individual tree.
Pinus sylvestris L.
Indigenous to Eurasia – Grown in the east of the United States, in Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, Finland and Canada.
Pinus sylvestris L.
Indigène à l’Eurasie – Cultivé à l’Est des États-Unis, en Europe, en Russie, en Scandinavie, en Finlande et au Canada.