2.  Zone: 2-7  Type: Needled  Evergreen  Height: 30-60 ft. but may reach 100 ft.  Spread: 30-40 ft.  Full sun  Water: Medium  Maintenance: Low  Moist, acidic, well-drained soils  Tolerant to poor soils, as long as the drainage is good  Prefer cool summer climates, dislike heat and humidity of the deep South  Generally tolerant of urban conditions

3.  Fast-growing, conical to columnar, medium sized conifer with distinctive flaking orange/red-brown bark  Very widely distributed pine  Will vary in habit, hardiness and needle appearance depending on their specific native geographical growing region.  Scots pine generally features: › twisted, blue-green needles (to 3” long) in bundles of two › gray to light brown cones (to 3” long) › scaly orange/red bark in upper part but darker red-brown near the base.  The common name Scotch Pine is still popular, but now considered by some experts to be inappropriate  Lifespan: Normally 150–300 years, the oldest recorded specimens (in Sweden and Norway) just over 700 years  Native to Siberia to Eastern Asia, Europe but can naturalized in parts of Northeastern and North Central U.S.  It is the only pine native to Great Britain

4.  May be grown in the St. Louis area, but will often struggle because of soil, climate and disease susceptibility  Sphaeropsis (Diplodia) tip blight can be a significant problem  Watch out for: › Pine Wilt Nematode › Sawflies › Moths › Scale may also appear

5.  Popular in: › Rock gardens › Foundations › Other small areas around the home  Commercially grown plants are commonly sold as Christmas trees

7.  http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c229 http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c229  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_pine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_pine  Google Images