Your young tree
A sapling in its starting pot, with a guide to its first year.
A presence in every season
A mature Scots pine, illustrated. Your tree begins as a sapling.
A DeathTree to call your own
Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
For those who feel most themselves outside. A Scots pine brings a strong silhouette and an evergreen presence to your story, becoming more characterful as the years pass.
EvergreenPersonal tree IDGrow at home
Up to 35mMature height guide
EvergreenGreen all year
Starts smallPlan its permanent home
One storyYour personal digital record
Know the tree you are choosingBeautiful now.
Beautiful now.
Chosen for what’s next.
A native pine with evergreen needles and distinctive orange-brown bark. This is a landscape-sized tree, so its final location deserves as much thought as the sapling itself.
Your tree is a living thing, not a lifetime guarantee. The right site, ongoing care and room to grow matter far more than anything printed on a tag.
- Botanical name
- Pinus sylvestris
- Leaf habit
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- Up to 35 metres
- Long-term home
- A spacious permanent outdoor site
- Light
- An open outdoor position
- Arrives as
- A young tree, not a mature specimen
- Delivery size
- Confirmed with you before dispatch
- Your digital record
- Certificate, location and photo timeline
Species reference:Woodland Trust species guide. Growing conditions and the individual specimen affect the outcome.
A thoughtful beginning
More than a sapling.
A personal identity
A numbered tree tag, a name you choose and a story that starts with you.
Your certificate
A digital record to keep, personalise and print for yourself or as a gift.
A place for its story
Photos, growing milestones, location notes and your private wishes.
Choose your beginningTwo packages.
Two packages.
One optional extra.
The tree record is the same either way. Heritage begins with a larger, further-established tree and puts your certificate on paper as well as on screen.
Original
£159 charged once
The straightforward beginning: a young tree of this species, and the record that goes with it.
- A young tree, grown for its first years before it reaches you
- Your digital certificate and tree record
- Planting and first-year care guidance
Heritage
£259 charged once
A stronger start for the tree, and something physical to keep or hand over.
- Everything in the Original package
- A larger, further-established tree
- An engraved identity tag for the tree
- A printed certificate alongside the digital record
DeathTree Care
£39 / year
For the years after the parcel arrives. Add it when you order, or leave it out — the tree and its record work perfectly well without it.
- Seasonal reminders for watering, feeding and winter protection
- Guidance by email from someone who can see your tree’s record
- A yearly nudge to add a photograph and a height measurement
- Help planning the move from pot to permanent ground
What Care is not.It is not insurance, a survival guarantee or a gardening visit. It is billed yearly and you can cancel it at any time. Replacement trees, pot upgrades and Return to Care are quoted separately, and Care never contacts anyone else on your behalf.
Carbon & natureIts value goes beyond
Its value goes beyond
what we can count.
Scots pine supports a range of wildlife. Location matters: a garden specimen does not recreate the whole habitat of an established pine forest.
We would rather show you an honest record than a carbon counter we cannot stand behind. No fixed CO₂ figure is assigned to your tree, and your tree is not sold as a carbon offset.
Watch for wildlifeRecord the changes
Your tree’s carbon recordNo offset claim
Not measuredA credible estimate needs an accepted method, real measurements of this tree and clearly stated assumptions. We have none of those for a young tree in your garden, so no kilograms or tonnes are printed here.
Identify the treeMeasure its growthExplain the estimate
About evidence-based green claimsA relationship, not a one-off purchaseFrom its first pot
From its first pot
to its lasting place.
Grow it at home. Add a photograph each year. And when circumstances change, choose the next step rather than losing the story.
Make it part of everyday life
Choose an outdoor spot, learn its needs and keep a record of how it grows.
Give it a permanent home
Save the planting date, the location, whose land it is and how to reach it, so someone else can find it later.
Let us help when life changes
Return to Care starts with a suitability check and an agreed quote, never an unplanned parcel.
A few things worth askingYour tree.
Your tree.
Your questions.
Start with the practical details. The meaningful part grows from there.
How big will it be when it arrives?
Small. This is a young tree, not a mature specimen, and its height at dispatch depends on the season and the stock the grower has ready. We confirm the size with you before it leaves. The Heritage package starts with a larger, further-established tree.
How long will it live?
Given the right site and decades of decent conditions, this species can reach Up to 35 metres. That is species potential, not a prediction for your tree. We do not guarantee that any individual tree will outlive its owner.
Can it stay in a pot forever?
No. A container is a starting point, not a permanent home for a full-sized tree. Repotting, root pruning and eventually planting out all need planning, which is exactly what the care guidance and your tree record are for.
Can I plant it in the ground?
Yes, and for most people that is the plan. Make sure you own the land or have the owner’s written permission, check for drains, cables and pipes before you dig, and keep a full-sized tree well away from buildings and boundaries. Record the spot in your tree record so it can be found again.
What happens if my tree dies?
Tell us what happened. The original chapter stays in the record and a replacement can be added as a new chapter, so the story is not erased. A replacement is quoted separately — this is not unlimited cover. If a tree arrives in poor condition, contact us straight away and we will put it right; your statutory rights are unaffected.
Can ashes be involved?
We do not offer that as a service. Scattering or burying ashes needs the landowner’s permission and proper guidance, and ashes can harm a young tree if they are placed badly. Your record can set out what you would like and where the tree is, so whoever arranges it later can seek the right advice. It is not a prepaid funeral or a will.
