Swiss mountain pine: ( Compacta )


Family:    Pinaceae

Botanical Name:   
Pinus mugo ( pī īnus    mū īgo )

Soil:    Average, to fertile, well drained.

PH level:    6.0

Flower:    N/A        Photo

Color:    Green              

Height:    2'

Spread:    15' 

Pests:    Sawfly, caterpillars, scale insects, mealy bugs, miners, borers, blister rust, butt rot, blights, pitch canker, cone rust, tar spot, & brown cubical rot.               

Light:    Full sun for at least 6 hours a day.

Water:    Moist.  
  

Propagation:     Sow seed of species in containers in a cold frame in spring.
 

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