Plant Kingdom

Conifer Phylum: The Scots pine

This tree originates from Europe and across to the middle of Siberia. Its wood is used for building and making paper so it has been planted in forestry plantations all over the world. Young Scots pine can grow very quickly up to 1 meter per year and, if they are not cut down the adult trees can live for up to 400 years.

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