Scots pine and its cultivation

Scots pine is an evergreen tree, it can reach a height of 50 meters, the trunk is straight, with red-brown bark. The leaves of the plant are needle-shaped, cones form at the ends of the shoots, and seeds form in them a year and a half after their fertilization. The plant lives up to 400 years. Some summer residents and cottage residents decorate their plots with these trees. The tree can be propagated by seeds or grafting.

Seeds laid out on the surface of loose, moist soil and sprinkled with peat to disinfect fungal diseases. It is better to water with a solution of potassium permanganate, since the seeds are usually infected with late blight and seedlings often die from it. After 15-20 days, shoots will appear. Seedlings should be kept in a sunny place Scots pine, like all pine trees, very photophilous. Just open air and a greenhouse will do. In dry weather they need to be watered. They also need feeding. Buy special fertilizers for coniferous plants. Be sure to weed, weeds can be higher than the seedlings and shade them. Leave them to overwinter like that, in the boxes. No need to cover.

In spring you need seeds pick up. And so they will grow for another 4 years, the growth will become greater in the third year, the seedlings will already be about 60 cm high, but a plant at least 5 years old is planted in a permanent place in April. For the first two years, the plant can be fed with mineral fertilizers. After this, the plant will not need any feeding, watering, or winter shelter.All that remains is to admire the beautiful pine trees and use their healing properties.