Slowmound Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo 'Slowmound'
A high quality evergreen garden shrub with an extremely dense, mounded habit of growth throughout its life, very compact and slow growing, rugged and hardy, excellent for form, texture and color detail in home gardens or for rock gardens; needs full sun
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Slowmound Mugo Pine is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
Planting and Growing
and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more., Slowmound Mugo Pine will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate
and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun
Keep moisture level dry to average
Mature Size 3'Hx4'W
Zone 3a
Likes well drained soil