Pinus mugo

Botanical Name: Pinus mugo
Common Name: mugo pine, Swiss mountain pine
Family Name: Pinaceae
Distribution/Origin: Europe

Leaf: Needle-like, Fascicles, *Bundles of 2, Stiff, Green, Acicular/Serrulate

Arrangement: Spiralled, Radial

Inflorescence: Male cone, Green-yellow, Mar/Apr

Fruit/Seed: Cone(winged seeds), Brown, Persistent, Sep/Oct

Stem/Bark: Grey-brown, Plated

Size: Height: 3.0 - 5.0m/Spread: 3.0 - 4.0m

Habit: Irregular, Low spreading pine/shrub

Form: Irregular, Mounded, Pyramidal-widely

Soil: Acidic, Rocky/gravelly, Dry, Well-drained

Moisture: Low, Moderate

Sun: Full sun, Partial sun

Exposure: Partial shade

Hardiness zone(USDA): 3 - 7

Landscape use: Group or mass planting, Forestry, Specimen plant

Notes: Perennial, *Needles in bundles of 2, Two subsp. occur in nature: Shrubby(as shown) & Upright-pyramidal(forestry), Foliage resembles 'the middle finger'