Scots pine

The slopes above are covered in lovely native woods - Scots pine, oak, birch and mountain ash.

Seed has been taken from a handful of trees - some up to 170 years old - on William's Cleugh, a tributary of the Scaup Burn, which are believed to be remnants of the area's original Scots pine.

Seed has been taken from trees - some up to 170 years old - on William's Cleugh, a tributary of the Scaup Burn, which are believed to be remnants of the area's original Scots pine.

The Scots Pine tree comes from the Caledonian Pine forests and is much shorter and stumpier than the other trees.

Red band needle blight attacks conifers, including our native Scots pine.

In all studied forest stands the bulk of free organic matter (L[F.sub.fr]) increases in the order: Scots pine and Douglas fir (+12.5%) <white birch (+31.2%), relative to the arable soil, which is due to the absence of alienation of fresh organic matter with the harvest, contributing to its accumulation in the soil.

Here I am, 40-odd years a Scot, mistakenly thinking that a "coorie" is just a "snuggle", when really I could be achieving "coorie" by swimming in a loch (freezing), using Scots pine needles in cocktails (disgusting) or knitting myself a Fair Isle sweater (embarrassing).

Head south towards the Scots pine trees and a National Trust stile and interpretation board.

2 Pass the Vinery and turn left at the Whispering seat, and continue through ideal red squirrel territory, with mature Scots pine trees on your left.

Seeds have been collected from 7,623 individual trees of 60 different species including ash, juniper, Scots pine, alder, birch and yew, since the project was launched in 2013.

Therefore, the aim of the present study was the antibacterial evaluation of clove, cinnamon bark, eucalyptus, thyme, scots pine, peppermint, and citronella EOs against respiratory tract pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, S.