Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris ... between one and three years to reach 12 inches in height. Once trees reach sapling size growth rates can vary from mere inches to 3 feet every year.

This week, we meet the scotch pine, or Pinus sylvestris, which is not native to Indiana, but has been widely planted in the state for Christmas tree production. This conifer, also known as Scots pine, ...

It is believed that they have lost over half of the Scots pine and almost ... replanting the failed saplings in earnest and we have already replaced 50,000 of the baby trees that did not survive ...