Beal's Starry Night Dwarf Eastern White Pine - 1 Gallon Pot
$55.98
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$55.98
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Beal's Starry Night Dwarf Eastern White Pine - 1 Gallon Pot
$55.98
Sale price
$55.98
Regular price
$65.00
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Description
Beal's Starry Night Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus 'Beal's Starry Night'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-7b in hot summer climates; 3a-8b in cool or mild summer climates Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub
Height at Maturity: 3-4'
Width at Maturity: 5-6'
Spacing: 7'+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Rounded, Mound
Growth Rate: Slow; 2-3" per year
Flower Color: NA
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Soft Blue
Fragrant Foliage: Yes
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH: 5.0 - 7.0 (Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-30F), Deer, Rabbit
Description
An extremely rare dwarf version of our native Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus 'Beal's Starry Night' was discovered as a witch's broom on a specimen planted back in 1896 by Professor William James Beal on the campus of Michigan State University. Adding maybe 3 inches in size per year, it forms a broad globe to pyramidal shrub around 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide when all grown up, making it a good fit for small garden spaces and containers. Tufts of soft blue-green needles add fantastic color and texture to the garden. In spring, smaller tufts of bright green needles surround a bud at every stem tip, resembling stars. Cold hardy to -40F, Beal's Starry Night is easy to grow in USDA Zones 3-7b in areas with hot summer climates and 3a-8b in cool summer climates.
Landscape & Garden Uses
The Beal's Starry Night Eastern White Pine is ideal as a specimen in small to medium garden spaces, home foundation plantings, and containers on or around sunny patios and other outdoor sitting and living spaces. It is a fine addition to rock gardens, conifer gardens, and Asian gardens.
Suggested Spacing: Space 7 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
The Beal's Starry Night Eastern White Pine grows best in moist, well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun. It will tolerate and appreciate some filtered sun or shade when the sunlight is most intense in hot summer climates. A constantly soggy soil can cause problems with the roots. Eastern white pines do not require pruning.
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