Dwarf White
Pine 'Mini Twists'
Family: Pinaceae (Pine Family)
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Height: 3 feet
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Spread: 4 feet
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Bloom Time:
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Bloom: non-flowering
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Light: full sun
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Soil: average, but
prefers acidic
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Moisture: dry to moist
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Use: tends to fill
out right to the ground so doesn't require facer plants; unusual texture makes
it ideal for as a specimen in perennial beds or rock/alpine gardens, or in mass
plantings or hedges; berries resemble blueberries in taste and may be used in
jams
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Care: if pruning is
necessary, only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than
pruning any dieback
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Concerns: intolerant of
urban pollution
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Native to: species native
to eastern North America
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Notes: compact, globe
to pyramidal dwarf form of Eastern White Pine with powder blue-variegated
bluish-green twisted needles that remain through the winter; slow growing
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Supplier: Beaver Creek Nursery. DONATED BY ANN MUNSON IN HONOR OF HER MOTHER-IN-LAW'S BIRTHDAY
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E069
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