Dwarf White Pine is a slow-growing dwarf native conifer tree with a mounded pyramidal habit. Its distinct twisting and curving bright blue-green needles are soft to the touch. Grows best in full sun with acidic and well-drained soils.
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Type: |
Tree, Conifer |
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Origins: |
Northeast N. America |
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Height: |
5' - 6' |
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Spread: |
3' - 4' |
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Spacing: |
4’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Season of Interest: |
Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to a large number of pests and diseases, including blights, rusts, and canker. White Pine Bister Rust is often fatal. Insect problems include white pine weevil, bark beetles, white pine shoot borer, Zimmerman moth larvae, pine sawfly, scale and aphids. Highly flammable, do not plant near defensible places near the home.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Shade Tree, Screening, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Ginkgo, Japanese Maple, Magnolia
IMAGES: Photoset by F. D. Richards, Pinus strobus 'Mini Twists', (2015), (2017), ( 2018 photo), (2) Chicago Botanic Garden, Pinus strobus 'Mini Twists' from Marcus Specimen Trees.
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
