The Dawes Arboretum
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Pinus strobus 'Elkins Dwarf'
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Common name:
Elkins Dwarf eastern white pine
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A densely branched evergreen dwarf shrub of mounded habit. The foliage is an attractive blue-green color, grouped in bundles of five and shorter than the species. A vigorous grower for a dwarf, quickly forming a specimen 2' high by 4' wide. Older needles drop off clean, giving the plant a neat appearance. Excellent plant for rock garden or conifer bed.
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FLS: CB22
(CB22)
• Accession: D2000-0505.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual