A LEADING Scots academic and historian has questioned claims about the decline of the Scots pine.
Professor Chris Smout, Professor Emeritus in History at St Andrews and former deputy chairman of Scottish Natural Heritage, says the alleged decline of the Scots pine ignores research that shows it is not clear how prevalent the tree was in Scotland.
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