Dwarf Mugo Pine

Pinus mugo var. pumilio

Pronunciation: PY-nus MEW-goh
SKU #06545
2-8

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OVERVIEW
Description A popular dwarf conifer displaying dark green needles on dense branches. A very useful, slow growing evergreen for rock gardens, mass plantings, and in mixed groupings with broadleaf plants. Makes a great container specimen.
Light Full sun
Watering Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms Conifer; prized for foliage.
Mature Size Slow growing; reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall, 6 to 10 ft. wide in 10 years.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Easy Care, Showy Fruit, Waterwise, Benefits Birds
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth Rate Slow
Growth Habit Spreading
STYLE
Landscape Use Border, Container, Suitable for Topiary
Design Ideas Although Mugo Pine can grow taller with age, in the Japanese garden it is very carefully clipped into a neat mounding form. Of the small conifers, this is the easiest to grow in gardens and is often used individually or in small clusters with boulders. Has become popular as an evergreen contrast in perennial borders, but it's best used amidst other dwarf shrubs needing texture variations.
Foliage Color Dark Green
Companion Plants Japanese Maple (Acer); Winterberry (Ilex); Switch Grass (Panicum); Dogwood (Cornus); Barberry (Berberis)
CARE
Care Grows easily in enriched, loamy and well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 2-8

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