Scots Pine Origami Instructions

* Print out the ARKive Scots pine origami template and cut out to form a square *

Step 1: Start with a

square piece of
paper, printed-side
down.

Step 5: Turn over the

figure over.

Step 2: Fold the

paper in half by
folding the top corner
down to the bottom
corner.

Step 3: Now fold the

triangle in half by
taking the left corner
and folding it to the
right.

Step 6: Now perform

another squash fold on
the left flap.
Do this by lifting the left
flap up vertically and
opening it until its
corner meets the
bottom corner.

Step 4: We will now

perform a squash
fold.
Do this by opening
the top flap and
bringing the right
corner to the bottom
corner, creasing the
sides as you go.

Step 7: Ready for

another squash fold?
Lift the right flap up
vertically

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and squash down.

Step 11: Turn the

whole figure over.

Step 8: Fold the

squashed left flap
completely over to
the right.

Step 12: Now squash

the right flap. To do this
lift the flap up vertically,
open and squash
down.

Step 9: Like in Step

7, lift the left flap up
vertically and squash
down.

Step 13: Fold the

squashed left flap over
to the right.

Step 10: Fold the

squashed right flap
completely over to
the left.

Step 14: Squash the

remaining flap

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as shown in these
photos.

fold them neatly

backwards, so they are
tucked underneath the
tree using the creases
you just made, moving
round the tree as you
fold each section
under.

Step 15: Fold the

squashed right flap
over to the left. Your
figure should now
look like this.

Step 18: Once you

have tucked in the
remaining three
triangular flaps it
should look like this.

Step 16: Fold up the

triangle at the base of
your shape, making
sure you create a
good crease. Then
unfold

Step 19: Stand your

figure up and fan out
the flaps until it looks
like a pine tree.

Step 17: Now taking

each of the small
triangular sections
individually

You have now

completed your origami
Scots pine!

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