Pinus strobus 'Nana'
(Dwarf Eastern White Pine)

Family - Pinaceae
Category - Conifer, shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 1.5m (possibly more)
Width - 1m or more
Location - The East Border

Description: A small Evergreen, coniferous Shrub with a bushy habit that may become more pyramidal with time. Soft, blue-green needles are held in upright bunches of five on the branches. The needles may be pale green when young. The pollen cones are bright yellow and held near the tips of the branches. The seed cones are narrow and cylindrical in shape and are purplish-brown when young, and will slowly mature to pale brown. Pinus strobus 'Nana' can be variable in cultivation and is slow-growing.

The correct botanical name is Pinus strobus 'Nana' (Nana Group), but several experts believe that many of the plants found in cultivation under this name are more than likely Pinus strobus 'Radiata'.

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Foliage:

Soft, blue-green needles are held in upright bundles of five on the branches. The needles are pale green when young.

Foliage Senescence: Evergreen

Foliage Shape: Needles

Propagation:

Seed, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in well drained soil.