Mountain Pine

Basisdaten

mountain pine (Pinus mugo) needle
mountain pine (Pinus mugo) needle
  • mountain pine (Pinus mugo) needle
  • mountain pine (Pinus mugo) needle base
  • mountain pine (Pinus mugo) branches
  • mountain pine (Pinus mugo) tree

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Pinus mugo
family: 
Pinaceae
species: 
conifer
height: 
often shrubby up to 5 m (16 ft)
needle: 

dark green, paired, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long

blossom description: 

small, reddish

fruit: 

cones up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long

bark: 
brown to drab
root: 
shallow lateral roots
location: 
sun - half-shade
soil: 
mineral soils, moist to moderate dry.
ph value: 
strongly acidic - slightly alkaline
stature: 

often bushy growing