Woodland Pine

The woodland pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) is a tree of the family of the Pinaceae naturally present in most of the Europe moderate and boreal and until in Eastern Siberia.

Synonyms: (its) red pine of North, pine of Rīga, pine of English Scotland ( " Scots Pine" ).

Description

Tree hurled with the long naked trunk, being able to live more than 500 years. It can reach 40m top. It is recognizable in particular with its double needles bluish green and the orange color of the bark in the high part of the trunk of the adult trees. The sheets are needles of intermediate size, grouped by two, rather thick and of bluish color green. Male flowers at the base of the branches, female flowers at the end of those. The fruits are pointed cones, much longer than broad, with small stalk, initially of an intense green then of brown drawing on the red.

Characteristics

reproductive bodies:

Standard d'" inflorescence" : cone
distribution of the sexes: monoïque
Standard of pollination: anémogame
Period of flowering: May at June

seed:

Standard of fructification: cone
Mode of dissemination: anémochore

Habitat and distribution:

standard Habitat: wood boréosubalpins sempervirents, aciculifoliés

Surface of distribution

The woodland pine is a eurasiatic species. It is common in mountain.

Components

Tannin, resin, acid primaric, acid primarinic, pinipicrine, terpenes.

Use

Largely used in afforestation, it was also naturalized in areas where it was not indigenous or from which it had historically disappeared. It is one of the European gasolines of coniferous timber most usually employed for the joinery and the manufacture of paper pulp. One also draws some from the gasoline Térébenthine. The sheets shoddy can give " laine" for the cushions.

Wood also often used for the construction of houses out of wooden.

Pharmacopeia

Left used: Buds, Resin
Property: diuretic, balsamic, expectorant, bronchial disinfectant
Mode of use: gasoline, essential Oil, to see Decoction

By dry distillation, it gives the oils essential very much used for the Calvitie.

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