The Dawes Arboretum
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'Uncle Fogy'
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Image: Popovich, Margaret M. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Uncle Fogy jack pine
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to n. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 2
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A low-growing, small, contorted evergreen tree. The original plant was found at Uncle Fogy Nature Preserve in Minnesota. Has a slow growth rate, eventually growing to 2' tall and up to 15' wide. Plant in full sun; can grow in dry, sandy, acid, poor soil. Very hardy.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
•
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
1:
CON: CK10
(CK10)
• Accession: D2013-0716.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
LKV: CE15
(CE15)
• Accession: D1998-1025.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual