Dwarf Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus 'Nana'

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Pinus

  Species:

  strobus

  Family:

  Pinaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Woody

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  eastern North America

  Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

  rabbit, deer, range of soils

  Dimensions:

  Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 7 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Shrub

  Tree

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Needled Evergreen

  Habit/Form:

  Dense

  Rounded

  Maintenance:

  Low

  Texture:

  Coarse

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  High Organic Matter

  Loam (Silt)

  Sand

  Soil pH:

  Acid (<6.0)

  Alkaline (>8.0)

  Neutral (6.0-8.0)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Available Space To Plant:

  6-feet-12 feet

  NC Region:

  Mountains

  Piedmont

  Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

  3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

• Flowers:

  Flower Description:

  This plant does not flower.

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Needled Evergreen

  Leaf Color:

  Blue

  Gold/Yellow

  Gray/Silver

  Green

  Leaf Feel:

  Soft

  Leaf Type:

  Needles

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Other/more complex

  Leaf Shape:

  Acicular

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  1-3 inches

  Leaf Description:

  This plant generally has deep green, soft needles, 1 to 1.5 in. long with five per cluster. Needles can be bright green, yellowish-green, blue-green, silver-green, to dark green.

• Bark:

  Bark Color:

  Dark Brown

  Red/Burgundy

  Surface/Attachment:

  Ridges

  Bark Plate Shape:

  Round

  Bark Description:

  Brown bark with sometime hints of red

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Theme:

  Winter Garden

  Design Feature:

  Border

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Deer

  Rabbits