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) |