Pinus mugo ssp. rostrata

Pinus mugo ssp. rostrata
mountain pine

SIZE/TYPE	taller shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	3-4m
USUAL WIDTH	2-3m
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	2 (down to -45°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers

Pine trees are superb trees which grow in a wide climate scale - from cold northern countries to hot coastal sites. They are probably most beautiful in their natural environment.

This pine is a subspecies of two-needle mountain pine. It has upright, compact growth and is ideal for small-sized gardens as it grows max. 4m tall and 3m wide. Rostrata is a selection of mountain pine with one great difference – it has a central leader which makes that neat, symmetrical, tree-like shape. It grows slowly and forms a dense shrub. Its origin is not clear, it is probably a natural cross between pinus uncinata and pinus mugo.

Unlike uncinata it needs well drained soil, plenty of sunshine and is lime-tolerant. Fully hardy to approx. -45°C (USDA zone 2).

Last update 03-12-2008.

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GLOSSARY

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.