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glaucous dwarf Siberian pine

Pinus pumila 'Glauca'

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Genus: Pinus
Family: Pinaceae

About this plant

'Glauca' is a bushy, spreading evergreen conifer making a slow-growing medium-sized shrub with blue-grey needles in bundles of five. Cones purple when young, 5cm in length

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

H7

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

pH

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any well-drained soil

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by grafting

Pests

May be attacked by adelgids, aphids, Pine sawfly and pine shoot moth

Diseases

May be subject to pine needle cast

Garden Uses

Uses

Wall Side BordersHedging Screens

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years