Pinus mugo 'Hesse'

Common name: Hesse Dwarf mountain pine

Synonyms: Pinus montana 'Hesse', Pinus montana compacta Hesse

Selection: 1954 by Hesse Nursery in Möhlenwarf, Germany.

Publication: Manual of Cultivated Conifers: Hardy in the Cold - and Warm - Temperate Zone (1965) by Pieter Den Ouden (1874-1964) in collaboration with Boudewijn Karel Boom (1903–1980).

Origin: Seedling selection

Growth shape: Cushion shaped

Intensity of growth / year: Dwarf (5 – 10 cm)

Adult size: 1 – 1,5 m

Conifer color:Dark green

Rootstock: Pinus sylvestris