The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: creeping Scots pine

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Species native to Europe and Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 2

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A very dense-growing, flat, creeping form that mounds up in the center and, with age, spreads slowly and irregularly. Deeply rich colored green needles are borne on a 3' high and 5' wide plant. As an added attraction, the buds will coat heavily with resin. A great plant for a rocky outcropping or use as a groundcover in a garden bed.