Taxon

Pinus mugo

 
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Pinus mugo - mugo pine, Swiss mountain pine
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: mugo pine, Swiss mountain pine
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: Europe
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: This relatively small species may attain 20' in cultivation. Ranges in form from bun-shaped or compact variants to upright, vase-shaped trees. Foliage consists of 2 needles/bundles, dark green year-round, 1-2" long. Winter buds reddish brown. Subject to pine needle scale and sawfly damage, but otherwise quite adaptable to urban conditions.
Links: Flora Europaea • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D1978-0016.001 • Origin: Slovenia • Provenance: Cultivated of Known wild Origin
  • 2: VCA: AV11 (AV11) • Accession: D1994-0931.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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