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11/12/99

Pinus sylvestris--Scotch Pine


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 50 ft Spread: 30 ft Form: irregular
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Comments: Scotch Pine (Vis. 2) is a widely planted evergreen
with bluish-green foliage that usually turns yellowish-green
in winter. Orangish bark (Vis. 1), peeling in papery
flakes, is visible through the canopy. The plant will
tolerate dry soil. In recent years the tree has been
bothered with fatal attacks of pine wood nematode,
therefore, its use in landscapes is not recommended.

Cultivars:
'Albyn Prostrata' - A prostrate plant (Vis. 5) suitable
for use as a ground cover.
'Aurea' - The foliage is yellowish-green in summer
becoming yellow in winter.
'Beacon Hill' - A dwarf cultivar.
'Bennett Compact' - A dwarf with thick, bluish needles.
'Beauvronensis' - A miniature form (Vis. 3) that forms a
wide, compact dome.
'Bonna' - Fast growth and bluish needles.
'Compressa' - A dwarf, upright cultivar.
'Contorta' - The trunk and branches are twisted.
'Doone Valley' - A cone-shaped dwarf that has bluish
foliage.
'Fastigiata' - A narrow, columnar form with blue green,
twisted foliage.
'French Blue' - A selection with brighter blue foliage
than other forms. The color is retained in winter.
'Glauca Nana' - A blue green selection that eventually
becomes a flattened globe.
'Globosa Viridis' - A pyramidal plant with deep green
needles.
'Gold Coin' - This dwarf has golden foliage.
'Hillside Creeper' - A creeping form that can be used
as a ground cover.
'Janssen Witch' - A dwarf cultivar.
'Little Ann' - A low, spreading cultivar.
'Nana' - A name used for dwarf forms.
'Nana Compressa' - A compact, mound shaped plant
similar to 'Beauvronensis'.
'Prostrata' - A slow growing cultivar that creeps along
the ground.
'Pumila' - A cultivar that becomes a large, rounded
shrub.
'Repens' - A slow-growing plant that forms a very low
mound.
'Riverside Gem' - A large, upright plant.
'Saxatilis' - A low, flat-topped dwarf with a very slow
growth rate.
'Spaan's Fastigiate' - An upright form.
'Viridis Compacta' - A dwarf with contorted, dark green
foliage.
'Watereri' - A slow-growing form that forms a 20 foot
tall cone.

References for Cultivars: Weston Nurseries 1999, Iseli
Nursery 1999 Monrovia Nursery Company 1997, Ray Wiegand's
Nursery 1999, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Gee Farms 1999,
Willoway Nurseries 1999.


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