Weeping White Pine is a semi-dwarf native conifer tree with branches the spread horizontally for a short distance before weeping to trail against the ground. Its abundant long blue-green needles come in bundles of fives and the cylindrical cones start to appear after 5-10 years. Grows best in full sun with acidic and well-drained soils. Weeping White Pine can easily be pruned or trained to various forms.
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Type:
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Tree, Conifer
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Origins:
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Northeast N. America
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Height:
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6' - 15'
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Spread:
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10' - 20'
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Spacing:
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15’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full 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 a large number of pests and diseases, including blights, rusts, and canker. White Pine Bister Rust is often fatal. Insect problems include white pine weevil, bark beetles, white pine shoot borer, Zimmerman moth larvae, pine sawfly, scale and aphids. Highly flammable, do not plant near defensible places near the home.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Shade Tree, Screening, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Ginko, Japanese Maple, Magnolia
IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Pinus strobus Pendula 6zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Pinus strobus Pendula 6zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Pinus strobus Pendula 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Pinus strobus Pendula 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
