Pinus mugo
Dwarf mountain pine · also Mountain pine, Scrub mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine
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Pinus mugo, also known as mountain pine, is a small, shrub-like conifer native to high elevations in Central and Southeast Europe. It has a multi-stemmed, dense, and spreading growth habit, making it suitable for hedges, bonsai, and rock gardens. This species thrives in well-drained soils.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3,3650.64%—3.9 in
- 3,3250.69%—8.7 in
- 1920.06%—3.0 in
- 1800.06%—8.9 in
- 1240.04%—3.1 in
- 1150.26%13 yr3.5 in
- 870.12%—1.6 in
- 630.09%—5.9 in
- 460.02%—14 in
- 460.09%2.8 yr—
- 450.19%—5.1 in
- 360.00%—3.0 in
- 290.02%—8.0 in
- 200.01%14 yr7.9 in
- 170.00%35 yr9.0 in
- 160.05%—6.1 in
- 160.01%—4.7 in
- 130.01%39 yr5.9 in
- 130.03%—3.5 in
- 110.01%23 yr7.3 in
- 110.01%—12 in
- 100.00%35 yr1.5 in
- 50.04%—7.9 in
- 10.01%—46 in
- 10.01%——
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–25 ft
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 6.6 in, 90th percentile 13 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alps conifer and mixed forests
- Carpathian montane forests
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
