Mugo Pine is a large, slow-growing conifer shrub with a broad-spreading habit and short blunted dark green needles. The erect cones can form in clusters and mature to black. Grows best in full sun with slightly acidic and moist soils.
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Type:
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Shrub, Conifer
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Origins:
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Southern Europe
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Height:
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15' - 20'
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Spread:
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25' - 30'
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Spacing:
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30’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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2 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to tip blights, rust, and rot. Watch for pine needle scale, borers, and sawflies.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Ponds and streams, and Shade Tree,
COMPANION PLANTS: Ginko, Japanese Maple, Magnolia
IMAGES: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, Pinus mugo at the New York Botanical Garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Agnieszka Kwiecień (Nova), Pinus mugo ssp mugo 01, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Uliako Auzo Elkartea, Img01 pinus mugo Uliako Mintegi parkea, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
