| HEIGHT: | 2 - 12 feet |
| SPREAD: | 3 - 15 feet |
| DISTINCTIONS: | Shrub or tree, quite variable in form and size; some varieties can grows to 50'+; excellent survivor; needles in clusters of 2, 1"-3" long; prefers well-drained soil; sun; prune new shoots, called candles, in spring to prevent irregular, sprawling form. |
| LIMITATIONS: | Great variability in size so it may become much larger than advertised. Dwarf cultivars most useful in home landscapes; subject to moose browse; northern seed source produces the hardiest plants for interior and western Alaska; in Fairbanks does better with winter protection. |
| HARDINESS: | INT, SC, SE, W (Zone 3). |
| ORIGIN: | Mountains of central and southern Europe. |
| CULTIVARS: | ‘Mops’ Dwarf globose form; mounded habit when young; opens up a bit with age; grows 3' tall, spread is wider.;‘Slowmound’ Globose mound, grows 3' tall and 3' wide.;Valley Cushion’ Very compact, flat topped, 1' tall and wide.; var. pumilio Variable in height compared to dwarf cultivars, grows to 5' tall and 10' wide; very hardy.; var. rostrata ‘Big Tuna’ Bushy, upright multi-stemmed, pyramidal shape; thickly branched; reaches 6'-8' high by 4'-6' wide.; var. rostrata ‘Tannenbaum’ Small, uniformly shaped, single-stem tree form; grafted on P. sylvestris rootstock; maintains lower branches; reaches 12' in height with 6' base spread. See entry under Evergreen Trees. |
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| The information for this Evergreen Shrub (5) was last updated on: 2011-01-19 17:02:35 | |
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