Pinus strobus 'Pendula' - North American Native Plant

Pinus strobus 'Pendula' is a striking selection of our native Eastern White Pine with a strong weeping habit. Some say it is one of the most graceful weeping coniferous evergreens, and we'd have to agree. Most often staked to grow upright, it develops an erect stature from 8 to 12 feet tall, depending on the height of the stake, with gracefully draping branches and a flowing skirt around the base. The branches are covered in "brooms" of long, narrow, downward-drooping light blue-green needles. It forms a broad, weeping mound when left to grow naturally with no stake. Either way, you can expect 8 to 16 inches of new growth annually. Each specimen is unique in shape, offering elegance and style to any landscape where it will grow. USDA Zones 3a to 7b, where summers are hot, and 3a-8b where summers are not as hot.

Weeping Eastern White Pine can be grown as a broad weeping shrub or as an upright, strongly weeping tree. Either way, it makes for an eye-catching focal point specimen in the landscape. For an upright tree that can be used in smaller spaces, use an 8 to 12-foot sturdy stake for training. When left to grow naturally, the tree will grow to about 5 feet high by 8 feet or so wide in 10 years and twice that high and wide over time, so leave ample room for it to spread. 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