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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001106
11/12/99

Pinus banksiana--Jack Pine


Hardiness Zones: 2 to 6
Height: 40 ft Spread: 30 ft Form: irregular
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches

Comments: Jack Pine is a hardy tree often used in
conservation planting and on poor, sandy, windy sites.

Cultivars:
'Broom' - A witch's broom selection with an
irregular growth habit (Vis. 2), dense foliage to the
ground.
'Chippewa' - An irregular, low shrub.
'Manomet' A miniature that forms a dense, irregular
globe.
'Schoodic' - A prostrate form suitable for use as a
ground cover.
'Uncle Fogy' - A weeping form (Vis. 1) with undulating
branches.

References for Cultivars: Iseli Nursery 1999, Weston
Nurseries 1999, Gee Farms 1999.


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