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| Scots Pine - Pinus sylvestris |
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| Scots Pine - Pinus sylvestris |
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| Glen Affric NNR Scots Pine forest in the foreground with plantations on lower middle ground; and behind is the open hill ground left by centuries of tree felling and deer over population. |
The Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) is also known as the Scots fir, the Guithais (Gaelic), Ochtach (Old Irish) and Giumais (Irish).
A petition lodged at Holyrood calls on MSPs and the Scottish Government to work in tandem with the country’s heritage and environmental bodies to take the proposal on.
It has already met with a positive response from the Scottish Wildlife Trust, but officials say there is currently no mechanism to create the new national symbol.
Petitioner Alex Hamilton said: “I believe that the vision of the future of Scotland should include a
