Flowering TreesScotch Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris) is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 30-60 ft × 30-40 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs. It stands up well to drought.
- USDA zones
- 3-7
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 30-60 ft × 30-40 ft
- Tough against
- Drought
- Native to
- Europe & Asia
In the landscape
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Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Scotch Pine is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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