Woody > Pinus > Pinus mugo > Pinus mugo var. pumilio
Pinus mugo
var. pumilio
Pumilio Mugo Pine
Mike's
Opinion
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With its deep emerald green foliage, maintained throughout the winter and compact dense form, this dwarf shrub is a popular choice in today’s gardens.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Pinus |
| Species |
| mugo |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Variety |
| pumilio |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 0a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-43) - (-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-45) - 30 |
| Height |
| 3.5 m |
| Spread |
| 3-8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This plant grows in a miniature form with needle- like, sharp leaves. |
| Cultivation |
| Tolerant of a wide variety of soil and site conditions, it is both salt and wind tolerant however it does not like wet soils. |
| Shape |
| Mounding, but variable and often-broad spreading |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| This plant grows quite wide often in a low bun shaped mound. |
| Pests |
| Dothistroma needle blight, pine needle scale, Sphaeropsis tip blight of pine. |
| Habitat |
| Mountain regions of South East Europe and the Alps. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The bark is brownish grey, scaly, split in irregular plates but not scaling off on old trunks. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| The buds are oblong-ovoid, .5-1 cm long, reddish brown scales encrusted with resin, scales closely pressed. |
| Leaf Description |
| Short fern-like green leaves, with sharply pointed leaves, variable in length, erect, two per cluster. |
| Flower Description |
| Monoecious. |
| Fruit Description |
| Cones, sub terminal, sessile or short-stalked, erect, horizontal, 2-3 together. |
| Colour Description |
| The colour is medium green to dark green, often yellowish green in winter especially on the tips of the needles. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
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