Dwarf mountain pine

Short Description

Dwarf mountain pine is an evergreen coniferous tree with a growth height of up to three meters.

The dark green needles always grow in pairs. They are coarse, pointed and slightly curved towards the tip of the shoot. Their edge is finely serrated.

The bark is gray-brown to black-gray and has fine cracks and small scales.

There are male and female flower cones. The male flower cones are yellowish and spherical to ovoid. The female flower cones are ovoid, blue-purple to red and usually stand in twos or threes at the shoot tips.

The mature cones are brown and symmetrically shaped. They grow up to seven centimeters long.

In the city

Dwarf mountain pine is found on stony ground of various rock types. In the city it is often planted as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is very weak in competition and depends on the removal of other woody plants by humans.