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Scots Pine

 
Scots Pine, Abbotsbury, Dorset 
 
 
Male cones
 
 
Close-up of unripe male cones
 
 
Ripe male cones
 
 
Close-up of ripe male cones - scales
 
 
Female cones on long shoots
 
 
Female cones
 
 
 Close-up of open female cone in May 
 
 
Close-up of closing female cone
 
 
Close-up of closed cone - June
 
 
Cones - turning downwards
 
 
Red developing cones, green 1 year-old and 
 
brown mature cones
 
 
Close-up of 1 year-old cones with 
 
diamond-shaped marks
 
 
2 year-old mature, unopened cones
 
 
Open cone
 
 
Close-up of marks on mature cone scales
 
 
Paired, twisted leaves and scaly shoot bud
 
 
Close-up of twisted, paired needles
 
 
Grey bark on lower trunk
 
 
Scaly, orange and grey bark of upper trunk
 
 
Landmark pines, Colmers Hill, Dorset