Description

An interesting and very beautiful small garden accent shrub, featuring thin soft bright green needles and a very clean globular habit, ideal for general garden use; interesting tan buds burst forth on the new growth in spring; at its best in full sun

Landscape Attributes

Soft Green Japanese Red Pine is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. 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.

Soft Green Japanese Red Pine is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Soft Green Japanese Red Pine will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 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 for 70 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 not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils. 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.