Scots Pine
2513 Haultain Ave.
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris is native to Europe and Asia. It once covered much of the Scottish Highlands, but overcutting for timber and overgrazing by sheep and deer over the past few hundred years decimated the once great pine and birch forests. The Scots pine is the most widely distributed pine tree in the world and was introduced to North America as early as 1600. The wood is used for pulp and sawn timber products. Scots Pines are also planted as ornamentals, for erosion control and for Christmas trees. Easily recognized by the peeling bark that reveals an attractive orange inner layer, the Scots Pine is pyramidal when young, becoming round topped and irregular with age. It was distributed by the PFRA (Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration) as a shelter belt tree for farmyards and is one of the hardiest evergreens for the prairies. Significant stands of these trees can be found in the westerly portion of the St. Barbe Baker Afforestation area.
Alternate location: Heritage tree row along Atton Cres.
in Evergreen neighbourhood.