Characteristics:
Common name: mountain pine
Family: Pinaceae
Origin: Europe
Mature height: 3 to 4 meters
Hardiness: -20 ° C
Exposure: sunny or partial shade
Plant type: tree
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: persistent
Flowering: –
Flower color: –
Type of soil: all types
Watering: normal
Use: garden, isolated, rock garden, bonsai
Diseases and pests: processionary caterpillars
Toxicity: stinging
Seed conservation: 4 years in a dry place protected from light at 3/4 ° C (refrigerator)
Description:
Bushy or prostrate shrub rarely exceeding 3 meters in height, dark brown-gray bark, intense green foliage. Young twigs green, shiny, turning gray-black. The leaves are needles 3 to 8 cm long, dark green, in pairs, arranged densely all around the twig. Persistent 4-6 years.
All pines hate permanently soggy soil. It is important to always use a very draining substrate.
