| Plant
Name |
Description |
Annual
Growth |
Ten
Year |
Color |
Form |
Culture |
Hardiness |
Pinus banksiana
'Broom' |
A
nice witch's broom selection growing in an irregularly upright manner
with dense foliage to ground level. The branching structure is irregular
and curving. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5
ft. |
Green
|
Upright
Broad |
Full sun. |
-50 to -40 F |
Pinus banksiana
'Manomet' |
A
diminutive emerald green witch's broom of the very hardy Jack pine.
Perfect for the rock or miniature garden, 'Manomet' is an extremely
tight, irregular globe when young. Very old plants eventually show
signs of forming a leader and becoming pyramidal. |
2-3" per year.
|
1.5-2.5
ft. |
Green
|
Globose
|
Full sun. |
-50 to -40 F |
Pinus banksiana
'Schoodic' |
Native
from the upper midwestern U.S. to the Arctic, Pinus banksiana, or
Jack pine, is known for its cold hardiness and adaptability to poor
soils. 'Schoodic' is an exceptional mat forming, ground hugging
selection, dense and low growing with short emerald green needles. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5
ft. |
Green
|
Spreading
|
Full
sun. |
-50 to -40 F |
Pinus banksiana
'Uncle Fogy' |
A
pendulous form of Jack pine found growing in a garden in Richfield,
Minnesota, with wildly undulating, pendulous branches. The winter
buds are densely covered with resin. A bizarrely attractive collector's
plant. |
6-12"
per year. |
5-10
ft. |
Green |
Pendulous |
Full sun. |
-50 to -40 F |
