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SCOTS PINE

SCOTS PINE

Scientific name: Pinus sylvestris

It is the most representative pine on the middle mountain, and the most distributed throughout the world.

Curiosities and utilities:

In the 19th century and until the mid-20th century in some areas of the Pyrenees the scots pine was “bled” to extract the resin, which was distilled to obtain turpentine and glue for medicinal uses.