Dwarf Mugo Pine is a compact slow-growing conifer shrub with a dense spreading habit that often grows prostrate with upright branching. Its short, blunted needles are and the erect cones form in clusters. 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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3' - 6'
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Spread:
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6' - 10'
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Spacing:
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8’
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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: Zeynel Cebeci, Pinus mugo pumilio - Dwarf mountain pine, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Pinus mugo Sosna górska 2013-08-11 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Pinus mugo Sosna górska 2013-08-11 03, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) 阿橋 HQ, 歐洲矮山松 Pinus mugo v pumilio [巴黎植物園 Jardin des Plantes, Paris], (5) F. D. Richards, Pinus mugo var. pumilio, 2017
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
