About
This slow-growing dwarf conifer, up to 1.5m high, with a rounded or pyramidal form, and leaves which emerge golden, become golden-green in summer, and may become more gold in winter.
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
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing, East-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH7
Plant details
Plant typeTrees, Conifers
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height1-1.5 metres
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height10-20 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Coastal
Care notes
CultivationGrow in full sun, in well-drained soil: the golden colour will be more intense in brighter sun, but some afternoon shade may prevent sunscald; Scots pines will grow in all types of soil but will not grow so well in damp acidic soils or in shallow, dry chalk soils
PruningPruning group 1
PropagationPropagate by grafting in late winter
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to adelgids, conifer aphid, sawfly larvae, and pine shoot moth
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to honey fungus and needle cast diseases