Pinus strobus 'Blue Maltese' - North American Native Plant

An offspring of Pinus strobus 'Pendula,' 'Blue Maltese' is a striking weeping selection of our native Eastern White Pine with a more diminutive and narrow stature than its parent, making it a better fit for smaller garden spaces and containers. With one of the most gracefully weeping habits of any coniferous evergreen, Blue Maltese might reach 8 feet tall and 3 feet wide with a flowing skirt around the base of the tree. The branches are covered in "brooms" of long, narrow, downward-drooping blue-green needles, providing a soft texture in the garden. Each specimen is unique in shape, offering elegance and style to any landscape where it will grow. It thrives in USDA Zones 3a to 7b, where summers are hot, and 3a-8b, where summers are cool or mild. 

The Blue Maltese Weeping Eastern White Pine is an elegant, eye-catching focal point in a small garden or home foundation planting. Its smaller size makes it suitable for containers that can be situated on or around patios and other outdoor sitting and living spaces. It is a fine addition to conifer gardens, rock gardens, native gardens, Asian theme gardens, and the Xeriscape (low water needs).

Suggested Spacing:  Best as a specimen or use two to frame an entrance