The best pine trees have long been valued as a good source of timber: for their evergreen qualities and often aromatic leaves or needles; and for their ability to grow at altitude, in poor soils, and in some cases for withstanding pollution.
You will see them growing in diverse locations as many species travel very well. The choice of cultivars, from towering, full-sized specimens to dwarf varieties, offers options to gardens of all sizes, and they bring structure, texture and year-round interest. (The Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris, is however classed as invasive in the United States.)
