Dwarf Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus 'Nana'
Shrubby evergreen accent with a bushy, irregularly-branched habit. Silvery blue-green needles are tightly set on the branches. This compact dwarf makes a unique accent along a walk.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | PY-nus STROH-bus |
| Key feature: | Year-round Interest |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow growing to 3 to 7 ft. tall, 6 to 12 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Dwarf Plant, North American Native, Showy Fruit, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Specimen, Topiary |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 6549 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: spring.
Design Ideas
This is a great hardy Pine for medium-sized suburban homesites. Its size is perfect for grouping with fall leaf and spring flowering trees in natural arrangement. Plant as a dense grouping to provide woodland background or an enclosure for water gardens or natural swimming pools. Makes a great single accent or flank a driveway entry with a pair. Low and wide, it won't obscure second-story windows. Its horizontal branching affords welcome shade in summer. Also a great small-scale windbreak or shelterbelt component.
Shrubby evergreen accent with a bushy, irregularly-branched habit. Silvery blue-green needles are tightly set on the branches. This compact dwarf makes a unique accent along a walk.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: spring.
Design Ideas
This is a great hardy Pine for medium-sized suburban homesites. Its size is perfect for grouping with fall leaf and spring flowering trees in natural arrangement. Plant as a dense grouping to provide woodland background or an enclosure for water gardens or natural swimming pools. Makes a great single accent or flank a driveway entry with a pair. Low and wide, it won't obscure second-story windows. Its horizontal branching affords welcome shade in summer. Also a great small-scale windbreak or shelterbelt component.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | PY-nus STROH-bus |
| Key feature: | Year-round Interest |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow growing to 3 to 7 ft. tall, 6 to 12 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Dwarf Plant, North American Native, Showy Fruit, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Specimen, Topiary |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 6549 |
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