Pinus pumila
Dwarf Stone Pine, Japanese Stone Pine, Dwarf Siberian Pine
Mountains of East Asia
Low, shrubby plant with a more or less prostrate growth habit. Highly variable.
Full sun and well-drained soils. Grows at high elevation in its native habitat and thus appears to be tolerant of winter winds
Small evergreen shrub probably for specimen use due to its unpredictable growth. Good conifer to use as specimen in a rock-garden. A must for the dwarf conifer fanatic!
Needles are 1.5 to 3 inches long, in bundles of five. The needles are densely arranged on the stem and more or less appressed to the stem. Leaves are typically a blue-green color.
Buda are cylindrical, about .5 inches long, red-brown in color. Bud scales are lanceolate and resinous
New stems are greenish in color becoming gray brown in second year.
Cones held in groups. Individual cones are 1 to 2 inches long. Young cones are purple-violet but mature to a reddish to yellow brown.
Seed
'Glauca'
'Dwarf Blue'
'National Blue'
