Pinus sylvestris

Common Names: Scots Pine, Scotch Pine, Riga Pine and Norway Pine
Botanical & Ecological Characteristics:

Colorado State University: Pinon “Pitch Mass” Borer   Note: This borer may affect Scots Pine trees. Updated 12-09-2021

Colorado State University: Zimmerman Pine Moth Note: Damage may look like Colorado Pine Beatle  Updated 12-09-2021

Missouri Botanical Garden:  Tree Profile

Plant Walks:  Pinus sylvestris var. fastigiata ‘Fastigiata’ (Sentinel Pine) Video

University of Connecticut: Tree Profile

University of Florida: Tree Profile

United States Department of Agriculture:  Tree Profile

US Federal Database:  Tree Profile

Wikipedia:  Tree Profile

Bonsai Information:

Adams Bonsai by Julian Adams:  PINE BONSAI FOLIAGE CONTROL

Creating new buds on Scots Pine old wood by Tony Tickle

Bonsai 4 Me:  Pinus/ Pine Bonsai

History of a Bunjin Scots Pine by crataegus Bonsai

Jerry “bonsaihunk” Meislik:  Pines As Bonsai In The Northern USA

Art of Bonsai:  Gallery: Pines  Scroll Down

Bonsai Bark: Scots & Scotch

Bonsai Bark:  Scots Pine: One Artist, Four Trees

Godzilla at Trophy XX by Mauro Stemberger  New 03-05-2019

The New York Botanical Garden:  Tree

Walter Pall Bonsai: Pine Trees  Scroll down and enter sylvestris in the search box to see more trees.

Progression Trees:

Bonsai – Pavel Slovak:  Progression Trees  Large site with professionaly styled trees from start to finsh by Pavel. High quality photo’s are used on this web site.

Bonsai Eejit:  Restyling a Scots Pine

Bonsai Empire:  The Beautiful Face of Ugly, styling a Pinus sylvestris

Bonsai Focus:  Tree Progression

European Bonsai; Pinus Sylvestris by Bonsai Empire  New 10-26-2017 Note: Scroll down to see article.

Walter Pall Bonsai:  Scots pine #6 – Huge tree. Scroll down and enter sylvestris in the search box to see more trees

Wild Wood Bonsai:  Triple trunk Pinus sylvestris var Scotia

Videos:

Advanced Bonsai demo (Yamadori) by Bonsai Empire (Bjorn Bjorholm)  New 03-25-2018

Bjorn Bjorholm creates a Scots Pine Bonsai by Bonsai Empire  New 02-12-2018

Bonsai Eejit:  Bonsai Europa 2015 Scots Pine

Bonsai Eejit:  Collecting Scots Pines April 2012

Bonsai Eejit:  Restyling a Scots Pine

Bonsai Eejit:  Scots Pine Progression 1998 – 2010

Bonsai Empire: Bonsai demo by Mitsuo Matsuda  New 05-09-2017

Bonsai demo by Tony Tickle and Sergio Luciani by Bonsai Empire  New 03-08-2020

BONSAI SAN SHOW 2019 SAULIEU – FRANCE by Mauro Stermberger  New 10-23-2019

Cascade Style Bonsai Timelapse by Bjorn Bjorhom  New 03-25-2018

David Benavente 1st Bonsai Demonstration for the Bonsai Association Belgium Trophy 2021 by Dean Kelly Bonsai  New 03-02-2021

David Benavente 2nd Bonsai Demonstration for the Bonsai Association Belgium Trophy 2021 by Dean Kelly Bonsai  New 02-25-2021

Graham Potter:  Creating Bonsai Trees – Scots Pine

Graham Potter:  Bonsai for Less than the Price of a Shirt

Graham Potter:  Bonsai Tree Styling Scots Pine – Heavy Duty!  New 08-06-2017

Graham Potter: Styling Scots Pine – Heavy Duty!

Graham Potter:  Scots Pine Yamadori Goes Into It’s First Pot

Graham Potter: Yamodori Scots Pine

Jan Culek Bonsai demo by Bonsai Empire  New 11-01-2019

Mauro Stemberger Bonsai demo by Bonsai Empire  New 12-13-2019

Momo the Bonsai Guard Dog, Plus Styling a Legacy Pine Bonsai by Bjorn Bjorholm  New 08-08-2020

Pavel Slovak:  Pinus sylvestris yamadori – long branch – february 2013

Peter Warren:  NIBS Peter Warren Workshop Part 5 Pinus Sylvestris

pin sylvestre 2em partie raphia  by  francois gau  Video is in French, but you should be able to follow along ok.

pin sylvestre analyse de mise en forme 4em partie by  francois gau  Video is in French, but you should be able to follow along ok. 

pin sylvestre presentation de la 1er mise en forme 5eme partie  by  francois gau  Video is in French, but you should be able to follow along ok. 

Pine Bonsai by Bjorn Bjorholm” by Bonsai Empire  New 05-10-2019

Pine Bonsai Timelapse by Bjorn Bjorholm  New 03-25-2019

Ryan Neil’s demo at Bonsai San 2015 by Bonsai Empire  New 07-08-2017

SCOTS PINE by Mauro Stemberger  New 11-27-2021

Scots Pine @ Bonsai Sense by Bjorn Bjorholm  

Scots Pine By Ryan Neil at Hexham, Designing, Planning, Pruning, Bending & Wiring Techniques by Paul Smitherman  New 07-08-2017

Scots Pine Bonsai Timelapse by Bjorn Bjorholm  New 03-10-2018

Scots Pine Fall Cleanup by Bonsai Mirai  New 10-25-2019

Styling a Pine by Jan Culek by Bonsai Empire  New 12-30-2019

Styling a Pine by Mauro Stemberger by Bonsai Empire  New 01-23-2020

The Bender (Scots Pine) by Mauro Stemberger  New 04-02-2019

THE SCOTS PINE TOWER by Mauro Stemberger  New 03-28-2021

UMZMerlinBonsai Erstgestaltung Pinus Sylvestris by Jan Schwope

Will Baddeley:  Bonsai Artist – Demonstration – Styling Two Scots Pines – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3