 Young tree c 170 cm high Photo ©
Carl Farmer |
Not native to Skye, though comes close on the adjacent mainland. Often planted here, and self-sown seedlings are frequent but seldom attain maturity. Leaves (needles), c 3-10 cm long Skye ID: Leaves glaucous on the underside, owing to several bluish-white lines along their length. Needles in pairs. Sitka Spruce has far shorter leaves, arising singly, and only two bluish-white lines along each leaf. Other features: Mature trees can be told from other Pine species by the smooth reddish-brown areas of bark on the upper trunk. Lodgepole Pine (P contorta) is often planted for forestry. It does not have glaucous leaves and is unlikely to produce self-sown seedlings. |
