Pine, Dwarf Japanese White Pinus parviflora 'Glauca Nana' Height: 20 feet Spread: 10 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 5a Description: A very compact and dense form of this picturesque species with small bluish-green needles, forms a small tree, excellent for form, color and texture in home gardens or rock gardens; needs full sun to look its best Ornamental Features Pine, Dwarf Japanese White is primarily valued in the landscape for its ornamental globe-shaped form. It has attractive bluish-green evergreen foliage. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter. Landscape Attributes Pine, Dwarf Japanese White is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen tree with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance tree. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics. Pine, Dwarf Japanese White is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Pine, Dwarf Japanese White will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average conditions that are neither too wet nor too dry, and is very intolerant of standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. Special Attributes Cones are oval shaped 2 to 4 inches long. They are reddish brown and found in groups of 2 to 4 and stay on the tree 6 to 7 years. In some areas of the world pine are considered drought tolerant, that depends on when does it rain. If it doesn't rain during the growing season more than 4 inches on a monthly basis it will need to be watered. In the Pacific Northwest Desert evergreens need to be watered during the winter as well as the growing season. Our desert climate especially in late winter to early spring evergreens can suffer during next growing season. An easy way to remember check for dryness is on the holidays Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day, Valentines Day & Easter
