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Lady's Tree
Lady's Tree is a Scots pine on the banks of the Loch of the Lowes, Scotland. It was the roost of famous osprey 'Lady' for 24 years. In 2014, Lady's Tree was named Scotland's Tree of the Year. Description Scots pines are large, evergreen trees, which are native to the United Kingdom. Lady's Tree is tall and around 100 years old. It takes its name from the Loch of the Lowe's famous osprey, known as 'Lady'. Lady was one of the world's oldest known breeding osprey and made an important contribution to the conservation of her species, laying 71 eggs and raising 50 chicks over her time in Lady's Tree. 2014, the year Lady's Tree won Scotland's Tree of the Year, was Lady's last year in the tree. In 2004, the Scottish Wildlife Trust The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a registered charity dedicated to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of Scotland. Description The Scottish Wildlife Trust has well over 35,000 members. The Scottish Wildlife Trust acquired its first w .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinus Sylvestris
''Pinus sylvestris'', the Scots pine (UK), Scotch pine (US) or Baltic pine, is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native to Eurasia. It can readily be identified by its combination of fairly short, blue-green leaves and orange-red bark. Description ''Pinus sylvestris'' is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to in height and in trunk diameter when mature, exceptionally over tall and in trunk diameter on very productive sites. The tallest on record is a tree over 210 years old tree growing in Estonia which stands at . The lifespan is normally 150–300 years, with the oldest recorded specimens in Lapland, Northern Finland over 760 years. The bark is thick, flaky and orange-red when young to scaly and gray-brown in maturity, sometimes retaining the former on the upper portion.Trees for LifeSpecies profile: Scots pine/ref> The habit of the mature tree is distinctive due to its long, bare and straight trunk topped by a rounded or flat-topped mass of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
