Pinus mugo 'KRAUSKOPF'

Pinus mugo 'KRAUSKOPF'
dwarf mountain pine

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	0.5-1.5m
USUAL WIDTH	0.5-1.5m
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	3 (down to -40°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers

Mountain pines and dwarf pines are common conifers of our gardens. Their limited size and dense habit is often welcome in less spacious areas.

Krauskopf must be a German variety of mountain pine – its name is from German language and means ’curly head’. Good to know because it is true. This mugo pine makes slightly curved needles up to 6.5 cm long. They are fresh green, borne in pairs. Krauskopf is slow growing, forming a somewhat rounded head with flattened top with age. The habit is not too regular and can be clipped in spring to reach a neater shape.

Mountain pines are ideal for larger rockeries, small gardens or even containers on patios, and look great when surrounded by white sand or pebbles. They can be kept smaller by reducing the size of new shoots in mid spring. Pines need full sun and well-drained soil that will not be too alkaline, no fertilizing required. Fully hardy to about -40°C (USDA zone 3).

Last update 19-02-2012

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.