SCOTCH PINE

Scotch Pine often forms forests of pure or mixed type, in higher mountainous areas of North Anatolia; however, it also extends to inner and south regions in the form of small patches. Pure Scotch Pine forests in Turkey covers an area of 757,426 ha. It takes its name from the yellow color of its barks, separatable from the trunk in the forms of slabs. It has a delicate trunk, a sharp crown and thin branches and grows up to 40 m of height. Apart from its unique color of barks it can be distinguished from other pines at a first glance, by properties such as the shortness of its thin leaves and its bluish green color.