Description

A very unusual garden plant with a mounded rounded form, and tiny needles held on open branches, very tight and compact; prefers dry soils, makes a great conversation piece or special accent plant for the garden

Landscape Attributes

Dwarf Lodgepole Pine is an open multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

Dwarf Lodgepole Pine is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Dwarf Lodgepole Pine will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 100 years or more; think of this as a heritage shrub for future generations!

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selection of a native North American species.