Family: Pinaceae

Scientific Name: Pinus sylvestris Albyns Prostrate

Common Name: Albyn's Prostrate Scotch Pine

Description

Albyn Prostrate' Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) is a low-growing cultivar with short, blue-green needles. It has a distinctive prostrate or sprawling growth habit

Pronunciation(PIE-nus)(sil-VES-tris)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Dwarf Conifers
Hardiness Zone3-7
Sunlightfull
Moistureaverage
Soil & Siteaverage
Leavesblue green evergreen needles
DimensionsListed to reach 3-6 feet wide in 10 years. Grows at the rate of 1-6" per year. Reaches a height of around 18". Is a creeping prostrate; ground cover;
Propagationcuttings
Cultivar OriginA prostrate seedling found at H. A. Albyn Nursery, Newark, Ohio, USA. In 1960.
Notes & Reference#202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #136-Gardening with Conifers (Adrian Bloom)
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