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Pinus strobus
'Nana'
Dwarf White Pine
Origin: Pinus strobus (Nana Group) is used by many nurseries as a catchall term for describing a group of compact, shrubby, mounded, irregularly branched, spreading, dwarf forms of Eastern White Pine.
Mike's
Opinion
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A soft textured, loose mounds form suited to the front of a landscape border.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Pinus |
| Species |
| strobus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Nana' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 1a - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 - (-9) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 - 15 |
| Height |
| 1.75 - 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 3.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Variable in form because of propagation from a variety of sources. Loosely encircled to rounded form with soft needles. |
| Landscape |
| Makes a good specimen plant. It can also be used as a low informal hedge for mass planting. It is not salt tolerant. |
| Cultivation |
| Prefers full sun but can grow in partial shade. Likes sandy, loamy soils. Irrigate until established. Once established it is drought resistant. |
| Shape |
| Compact, shrubby, mounded, irregularly branched, and spreading. Very small and rounded. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Smalls plants composed of long needles in bunches of 2-5. Produces cones in early years. |
| Pests |
| May be susceptible to white pine adelgid, aphids, bark beetle and root-rot if growing conditions are not suitable. Not tolerant to pollution and salt. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark grey–brown bark. Weak wooded. Deep rectangular plates. |
| Leaf Description |
| Foliage is medium in texture. Long needle leaves, in fascicles of 2–5, but typically 5, needles are 3–5 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Not showy; monoecious, with staminate flowers in clustered yellow catkins, pistillate flowers as pink immature cones, in April and early May. |
| Fruit Description |
| Cones are slightly curved, red–brown in colour and 3-5 cm long. They hang from the branches end and are pendulous in nature. The scales on the cone are thin. |
| Colour Description |
| Dark green to silvery-blue needles. Dark grey–brown bark. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Gardens of Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Grafting onto P. stobus understock. |
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