Scots Pine Cone And Seed Phenotypic Traits From Scottish Common Garden Trial

Scotland hosts a long-term common garden trial of Scots pine with phenotypic data collected in 2024. Seventeen traits were measured per cone, including cone length, width, dry weight, scale count, and seed weight. The dataset was published by the Environmental Information Data Centre.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between cone length, cone width, and seed number to understand reproductive trait relationships.
• Model cone dry weight as a function of scale count and stalk length using phenotypic measurements.
• Assess variation in scale length and scale width across individual trees within the common garden trial.
• Investigate the relationship between profile and colour traits and mean seed weight for phenotypic selection.

Strengths

• Contains measurements for seventeen distinct phenotypic traits per cone.
• Data originates from a long-term, multisite common garden trial in Scotland.
• Sampling was conducted on individual trees with five cones sampled per tree in February 2024.

Limitations

• The total number of sampled trees and rows of data is unknown, limiting statistical power assessment.
• Data is from a single sampling year (2024), lacking longitudinal phenotypic trends.
• Geographic scope is limited to Scotland, which may not represent the species' full phenotypic range.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Phenotypic measurements on cones and seeds sampled from individual trees in a common garden trial.

Time Range

Primary data collection in February, June, and July of 2024.

Freshness

Data was last updated in March 2026, with primary collection occurring in 2024.

Geography

Scotland, specifically Caledonian pinewood sites.