Description

An impressive rigidly columnar large evergreen shrub for the garden or landscape, needles have a bluish cast throughout the season; this columnar variety is slower growing and denser than others of the species and less susceptible to breakage

Landscape Attributes

Spaan's Fastigiate Scotch Pine is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Spaan's Fastigiate Scotch Pine is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Spaan's Fastigiate Scotch Pine will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

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 selected variety of a species not originally from North America.