Blue Shag Eastern White Pine (Single Trunk Topiary) - 3 Gallon Pot
$96.99
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$96.99
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Blue Shag Eastern White Pine (Single Trunk Topiary) - 3 Gallon Pot
$96.99
Sale price
$96.99
Regular price
$133.00
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Description
'Blue Shag' Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag' - North American Native Plant
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-8b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Tree - North American Native Plant
Height at Maturity: maybe 6' in 10 years
Width at Maturity: maybe 6' in 10 years
Spacing: Best as a specimen
Growth Habit / Form: Globe to Rounded Pyramid with age
Growth Rate: Slow
Flower Color: NA
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Blue Green
Fragrant Foliage: Yes
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained to Dry when established
Soil pH: 5.0 - 7.0 (Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil (when established), Insect
Description
This is the single trunk tree form version of the Blue Shag Eastern White Pine, one of those conifers that will not only add an amazing touch to your landscape, but also one that folks just have to reach out and touch. 'Blue Shag' is a slow-growing dwarf Eastern White Pine with a mounded pyramidal form and symmetrically spaced branches densely clothed in tufts of crowded but soft-looking blue-green needles. Though it only adds about 4 inches in size per year, Blue Shag is a rare beauty that is an eye-catching focal point in the garden, so make sure to pick just the right spot to plant it, and be careful not to overcrowd it with other large growing shrubs or trees. We suggest leaving at least a 7 to 8 foot sunny space for it to grow. Consider surrounding or underplanting it with low spreading groundcovers such as mat-forming junipers or perennials.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing to around 8 feet tall and equally as wide over time, the single trunk tree form Blue Shag Eastern White Pine is ideal for use as a focal point specimen in the sunny garden. A fine addition to conifer gardens, Asian theme gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).
Suggested Spacing: Best as a specimen
Growing Preferences
Though drought tolerant when established, the Blue Shag Eastern White Pine grows best in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun, but will tolerate some light afternoon shade. As with so many other ornamental shrubs and trees, a constantly soggy soil can cause problems with the roots. Does not require pruning however can be trimmed annually in late winter to maintain a smaller plant.
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