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The Scots pine

A handsome evergreen, with needles that grow in pairs bunched together on the branches. On a young tree, which will eventually reach up to 36 metres in height, the bark has orangish scales, and becomes deeply grooved as it grows. Its pointy pine cones make good kindling, and its wood is widely used in construction as it's strong. Turpentine is made from its resin.

In Latin: Pinus sylvestris