PINUS aristata 'SHERWOOD COMPACT

Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine

PINUS aristata 'SHERWOOD COMPACT

Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine

  • Maintenance advice : Pruning is not necessary for this variety. When planted in a container water regularly in dry weather.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Found and named by Andy Sherwood, Portland (US)
  • Use group : Conifers
  • Height at 10 years : 1 m
  • Width at 10 years : 0,5 m
  • Growth : Slow
  • Exposure : Full sun
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : conical, pyramidal
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Free standing specimen
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Rounded and small pine, becoming dense and conical. Dark green needles with white bands on the underside. Very interesting in containers and rock gardens, ideal for small spaces. Synonym : 'Sherwood compact'. Very close to the Long-life pines, reputed to be one of the oldest organisms on earth, having found trees 5000 years old in the White Mountains of California.