| HEIGHT: | 2 - 2 feet |
| SPREAD: | 2 - 4 feet |
| DISTINCTIONS: | Tolerates dry sandy soils; needles in clusters of 2, .75"-1.5" long. Appears to be less preferred by moose than lodgepole pine; grows in Fairbanks in only the warmest locations. See entry under Evergreen Trees. |
| LIMITATIONS: | Needs well-drained soil; northern seed source important for hardiness. |
| HARDINESS: | INT, SC, SE (Zone 2-3) |
| ORIGIN: | North America; nearly reaches the Arctic Circle in Canada and grows south to northern Minnesota and New York |
| CULTIVARS: | ‘Chippewa’ Low, irregular shrub; very dwarf, grows 1 to 1.5" per year; good for Bonsai and troughs.; ‘Manomet’ (‘Monomet’) Upright globe shaped shrub; needles only 1/4" long; grows at half the rate of ‘Schoodic’, 2' tall in 10 years.; ‘Schoodic’ Flat, prostrate form 2' tall x 4'. |
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| The information for this Evergreen Shrub (363) was last updated on: 2011-01-20 12:11:08 | |
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