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Pinus mugo 'Porcupine Pinch'
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Common name:
Porcupine Pinch mugo pine, Porcupine Pinch Swiss mountain pine
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to Europe
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A dwarf, globose, very dense and slow-growing needled evergreen, probably growing only 3' tall and wide in 10 years. Subject to pine needle scale and sawfly damage, but otherwise quite adaptable to urban conditions. Use as a specimen or rock garden plant.
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VCA: BA11
(BA11)
• Accession: D2000-0459.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual