Hybrid Pine

Pinus hakkodensis Pinaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Japan

Location

Conifer Slope, Mullestein Winter Garden

Source of plant

Iseli Nursery, Dilworth Nursery

Description

A shrubby low-grower similar in habit to P. pumila but with needles that are longer, coarser, and twisted. A natural hybrid.

USDA Hardiness Zone

6

Special characteristics

winter interest, intermediate conifer