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Pinaceae
Mountain pine
Pinus uncinata
Also known as Mugo pine, Pinus mugo var. uncinata, Dwarf mountain pine, Pinus sylvestris var. uncinata
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Mountain Pine · Alpine Conifer · Evergreen · Wind Resistant · Rockery · Cold Hardy · Conifer · Landscape Shrub · European Native · Wildlife Shelter
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Mountain pine is a hardy, slow-growing conifer native to the high-altitude mountains of central and southern Europe, valued for its wind resistance and tolerance of cold, rocky, and poor soils. Once established it needs virtually no supplemental watering or feeding, making it an excellent low-maintenance choice for exposed, challenging garden sites or rockeries. Its gnarled, shrubby form adds year-round structure and provides shelter for wildlife in ornamental and alpine garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Deep watering to encourage deep root development; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days during first season; rainfall sufficient once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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