Taxon

Pinus mugo 'Compacta'

 
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Pinus mugo 'Compacta' - Hill mugo pine, Hill Swiss mountain pine
Image: The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Hill mugo pine, Hill Swiss mountain pine
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: Species native to Europe
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A dense, compact, globose evergreen shrub. Though very slow-growing, this plant can reach a size of 15-20' tall with greater spread. Needles are deep, dark green. Subject to pine needle scale and sawfly damage, but otherwise quite adaptable to urban conditions.
Links: American Conifer Society Database

Locations

  • 1: CON: CM14 (CM14) • Accession: D1991-0050.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: CON: CQ15 (CQ15) • Accession: D1991-0050.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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