Pinus mugo 'WINTER GOLD' dwarf mugo pine
size/type
low or groundcovering,low or groundcovering
usual height
0,5-1,5m
usual width
0,8-2m
leaves
evergreen conifer
colour of leaves
flowers
insignificant or non-blooming
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
2 (down to -45°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Dwarf mountain pines are slow growing conifers that are commonly much smaller in size than pine trees. They are found in mountains and hills and are used to various means of adverse conditions which makes them ideal for further breeding. Every year new varieties of dwarf mountain pines are introduced to the market, each one with something better and more attractive than its predecessor.
Description of the plant:
Winter Gold is an excellent variety of dwarf mountain pine that has all positives of the species and on top of that brings golden yellow needle colour in winter and early spring. The colder it gets the more yellow it turns. It grows very slowly into a mounding shrub about 1.5m tall and 2m wide in maturity. It is compact and dense without pruning but if you want to shape it ir keep it smaller do so by shortening or removing new shoots in mid spring, or by pruning from late winter (never cut too deep into branches without needles)As every pine, it needs full sun and well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil. It does not mind about soil fertility, south or north, windy point or closed yard. Fully hardy to min. -40°C (USDA zone 3) and suitable for outdoor pots.
Last update 06-02-2012; 03-02-2019
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
