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Is this a dwarf Scots Pine?

Ross9YRoss9Y Posts: 17
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One Christmas we bought one of those ‘mini Christmas Trees’ covered in fake snow. After Christmas I cleaned off the snow and potted on to try and give it a chance. It’s now planted in the garden and growing well.

My plant identification app says it’s a Scots Pine. Is there any way of identifying if it’s a dwarf variety or whether it will turn into a 35m tree? It’s next to a pond and now a new path, so I’m keen to know if I should move it.


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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I doubt if it's a dwarf tree, just a young one, sprayed for Christmas and considered disposable


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Ross9YRoss9Y Posts: 17
    Ok, thank you 
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    If you put it in a pot, you'll be able to enjoy it for a good few years without fear of it getting out of control. 
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Not Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) but Stone Pine (Pinus pinea) ; young trees retain their juvenile blue/grey foliage for 4-5 years .
    A common characteristic tree of Mediterranean regions , but quite hardy in the UK .
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    You don't see many posts where people show off their tiny pinus these days. You might want to keep the foliage around it cut back and that will make it look bigger. :)
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Regardless of the type, it can't stay where you have it. 
    If you don't have a decent sized space for it to thrive and grow in the ground, then it's better to get rid of it.
    You can keep it potted, but it'll need a big pot, and eventually that won't be enough for it, unless you keep it as a bonsai specimen - ie root pruning and top growth shaping.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Ross9YRoss9Y Posts: 17
    Thanks All. Don’t think we’ll have the space for it so I’ll get it back in a pot for a bit and then donate it.
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