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Blue Shag Eastern White Pine

Scientific name: Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag'
Taxonomy
Family:Pinaceae
Type:Dwarf conifers
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:3 to 8
Sun:Full to partial sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:4 ft
Width:4 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Nice dwarfing variety of East Coast native white pine. Makes a nice mounding full sun shrub with blue-cast dense needles.

  Morphology:
"Blue Shag' is slow-growing to 2-4 feet tall and wide. It features needles in bundles of 5. Needles are green with bright silver-grey bands beneath.

  Adaptation:
Full sun to part shade but does best in full sun. Prefers fertile soils but tolerates a wide range of soil conditions. This dwarf eastern white pine is effective in rock gardens, as a foundation plant or in a shrub border foreground.

  Pests:
None reported.
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