Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo
Pinaceae · coniferous shrub · introduced
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Pinus mugo (Pinaceae) is a variable, typically shrubby pine native to the mountains of central and southern Europe. It grows to about 8 feet tall in cultivation (taller in the wild), forming a dense, rounded to spreading mound. The stiff, dark green needles are held in pairs.
Mugo pine is one of the most widely used dwarf conifers, tolerating a wide range of conditions including cold, wind, poor soils, and moderate drought. It grows in full sun. The variety pumilio is more compact and prostrate. Many cultivars are available in sizes ranging from miniature rock garden forms to large shrubs. Hardy in Zones 2a to 8b.
Quick Facts
Height
8 ft
Spread
26 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Well Drained
Water
Low
Hardiness
Zone Zones 2a–8b
Bloom Time
Non-flowering
Origin
the mountains of central and southern Europe; the var
Phenological Calendar
| Stage | Typical Window |
|---|---|
| New growth flush BBCH 11 | Feb 15-Mar 15 |
Diseases (26)
Endocronartium harknessii Western Gall Rust Cronartium ribicola White Pine Blister Rust Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Lophodermium spp. Lophodermium Needle Cast Lophodermella concolor Lophodermella Needle Cast Elytroderma deformans Elytroderma Needle Cast Arceuthobium spp. (parasitic plant) Dwarf Mistletoe Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Symptom category — not a single disease Canker Cyclaneusma minus Cyclaneusma Needle Cast Several soilborne Damping-off Dothistroma septosporum (and/or D Dothistroma Needle Blight (Red Band) Botrytis cinerea Gray Mold Heterobasidion annosum Heterobasidion Root Disease In most Hypocotyl Rot and Root Rot Davisomycella medusa Medusa Needle Blight Rhabdocline spp. including R Needle Cast Gymnosporangium spp. Needle Rusts Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Pine Wilt Armillaria ostoyae Root Rot (Armillaria ostoyae) Phytophthora spp. Root Rot (Phytophthora spp.) Excess sodium chloride Salt Damage Sirococcus conigenus Sirococcus Shoot Blight Stem decay Stem Decay Diaporthe vaccinii or Diplodia tip blight agents Tip Blight Diaporthe vaccinii Twig Blight
Pests (23)
Eriophyidae Eriophyid mite Pineus strobi Pine bark adelgid Dioryctria spp. Coneworm Pine Aphid Pissodes strobi White pine weevil Tetranychidae Spider mite Synanthedon sequoiae Sequoia pitch moth Pine Needle Sheathminer Pine Sheath Miner Chionaspis pinifoliae Pine needle scale Pine Butterfly Coloradia pandora Pandora moth Dendroctonus ponderosae Mountain pine beetle Rhyacionia buoliana European pine shoot moth Nuculaspis californica Black pineleaf scale Coneworm and shoot moth Cinara spp. Giant conifer aphid Zelleria haimbachi Pine needle sheathminer Neodiprion spp. Pine sawfly Neophasia menapia Pine white butterfly Eulachnus agilis Powdery pine needle aphid Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Schizolachnus piniradiatae Woolly pine needle aphid Pine sheath miner
Cultivars (6)
'Golden Mound'
Common name: Golden Mound Mugo Pine
Hardy to USDA Zone 2
'Mini Mini'
Common name: Mini Mini Mugo Pine
Hardy to USDA Zone 2
'Mitsch Mini'
Common name: Mitsch Mini Mugo Pine
Hardy to USDA Zone 2
'Oregon Jade'
Common name: Oregon Jade Mugo Pine; Mature height: 5 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 2
'Slowmound'
'Pumilio'