trefle.io · Taken Jun 22, 2019 by margarida vila (cc-by-sa)
Pinaceae
Dwarf mountain pine
Pinus mugo
Also known as Pinus mugo var. pumilio, Pinus mugo f. slavinii, Pinus montana var. centrapedunculata, Pinus montana var. applanata
Native Plants · Dwarf Pine · Pinus Mugo · Conifer · Evergreen · Rock Garden · Alpine · Slow Growing · Landscape · Cold Hardy · Low Maintenance
Dwarf mountain pine is an incredibly tough, slow-growing evergreen conifer that tolerates cold, wind, and poor soils with ease. It requires very little maintenance once established and is excellent for rock gardens, slopes, or as a low-maintenance landscape specimen. Pruning is rarely necessary but new candle growth can be pinched in late spring to maintain a compact shape.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at establishment; once established, rainfall is generally sufficient except during prolonged drought · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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