General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 10 feet
Plant Spread: 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Needled
Other: Fascicles of five needles. Needles are bluish green, with white lengthwise stripes
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Swiss Stone Pine
  • Arolla Pine

Photo Gallery
Location: Harper Collection, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2020-10-28
Pinus cembra 'Pygmaea' - Limbs angle upward as well as outward.
Location: Harper Collection, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2020-10-28
Pinus cembra 'Pygmaea' - Planted 2003.  It's achieved a nice roun
Location: Harper Collection, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2020-10-28
Pinus cembra 'Pygmaea' The white striping is more pronounced on s
Location: Michigan State University Hidden Lake Garden, Tipton, MI
Date: 2011-05-25

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