About

This dwarf, slow-growing, evergreen conifer, which produces a compact, flattened, irregular globe to dome-shaped bush, reaching about 1-1.5m (3-5ft) high and 2.5m (8ft) across after ten years. Its relatively small size, means it is an excellent choice for a small, city or courtyard garden, where an architectural, or evergreen focal point is needed, as well as for container growing, or for inclusion in the rockery. It can produce oval-shaped, brown cones, that taper to a point at the tips and are up to 7.5cm (3in) long. They are stiff to the touch and are pale grey-green in colour. The short needles are produced in bunches of two at the tips of the stems and are around 2.5-5cm (1-2in) long. It has a densely branching habit.

About the genus

Pinus can be shrubs or large, evergreen trees, some species with attractive bark, developing an irregular outline with age and bearing long needle-like leaves in bundles of 2, 3 or 5; conspicuous cones may fall or remain on the tree for years

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