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Horsford Dwarf Eastern White Pine STD

Price

$199.99

A fine textured, evergreen garden shrub with a dense, rounded habit of growth that eventually becomes more flat-topped; features soft, lime green needles; very compact and slow growing; excellent for detail in home gardens or for rock or alpine gardens

Height: 12 inches. Spread: 12 inches. Sun: full sun. Hardiness zone: 3a.

Ornamental features

Horsford Dwarf Eastern White Pine is a dwarf conifer valued for its mounded form. It has attractive lime green evergreen foliage; the small needles remain lime green throughout winter.

Landscape

Horsford Dwarf Eastern White Pine is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form and fine texture.

This shrub requires occasional maintenance. When pruning is necessary, trim only current-season new growth except for dieback removal.

Recommended for: Mass Planting, Hedges/Screening, Rock/Alpine Gardens, General Garden Use.

Planting and growing

It grows to about 12 inches tall and wide, fills out to the ground, and grows slowly; under ideal conditions it can live 50 years or more.

This shrub should be grown in full sunlight. It tolerates dry and moist conditions but not standing water. It prefers acidic soil, is intolerant of urban pollution, and benefits from a sheltered location. This is a selection of a native North American species.

Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder.

Size

Quantity

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Quick Stats

18"Hx24"W/Very Slow/Rounded/Avg to Moist/Full to Part Sun/Easy/Z3

Key Attributes

Short lime green needles. Does not produce cones in early years.

Planting Code

Special Features

Botanical Name

Pinus strobus 'Horsford Dwarf'

Cultural Needs

Grows best in full sun. Prefers moist to average, well drained soil but is remarkably drought and heat tolerant. Although Eastern white pine is very wind tolerant, this is a grafted plant that will appreciate some wind protection.

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