| 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 |
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| Pronunciation | (PIE-nus)(sil-VES-tris) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | blue green evergreen needles |
| Dimensions | Listed 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; |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | A 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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