Pinus mugo mughus - 25-30 CM C5

Description
The Dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo) is a shrub that grows bushy and sprawling and usually reaches a height of around 4 metres and a width of around 4 metres. Its needle-shaped leaves have a medium green colour. Decorative brown-yellow cones adorn Pinus mugo subsp. mughus from October. This shrub tolerates frost well. It prefers a sunny location. The Dwarf mountain pine makes no special demands on the soil.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Pinus mugo mughus, Pinus mugo subsp. mugo.

Bulletpoints
* easy to care for * Resistant to urban climates, wind-resistant, cannot be built over

Leaves
The Dwarf mountain pine is evergreen. Its needles are medium green.

Bark
Dark grey, scaly bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Spread
Central Europe.

Frost hardiness
The Dwarf mountain pine has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Bushy, spreading.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny position.

Soil
No special requirements Standard container plant soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Planting partner
The Dwarf mountain pine sets beautiful accents together with: Prunus, common privet.

Tasks
- Mulching: In the period from March to April.

Care
- If watered less frequently but thoroughly and thoroughly, the plant roots are encouraged to penetrate into deeper soil layers. This enables the plant to survive dry periods better. - This plant is susceptible to snow pressure. In snowy areas, it is therefore advisable to wrap the branches with string. Otherwise, they may split apart and not fully recover. When the snow season is over, the strings must of course be removed again.

Fruit
The conical, brown-yellow cones of Pinus mugo subsp. mughus appear from October. The young cones have a pinkish-red colour.

Use
Container, solitary, group planting, ornamental shrub, topiary, park, landscape

Root
Pinus mugo subsp. mughus is a heartroot and, depending on the soil, forms densely branched roots close to the surface.