Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris ... between one and three years to reach 12 inches in height. Once trees reach sapling size growth rates can vary from mere inches to 3 feet every year.

The Ellon-based company said 80% of lost saplings had been replaced ... 290 hectares of new woodland with a mix of tree species, including Scots pine, birch, rowan, willow, aspen, cherry ...

There was a 50 to 56 per cent estimate for Scots pine ... 500,000 saplings planted did not survive their first 12 months”. He said the summer prior to getting the first round of trees in the ...