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Blue Globe Scotch Pine

Pinus sylvestris 'Glauca Globosa'

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Blue Globe Scotch Pine

Blue Globe Scotch Pine

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Height:  8 feet

Spread:  8 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  3a

Other Names:  Scots Pine

Description:

A stunning, globose evergreen garden shrub, presenting blue-green needles, densely held on sturdy branches; slow growing; eventually forms a large, rounded ball of needles; ideal for detail use in the garden or for screening

Ornamental Features

Blue Globe Scotch Pine is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its ornamental globe-shaped form. It has attractive powder blue-variegated bluish-green foliage with hints of silver. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Blue Globe Scotch Pine is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Blue Globe Scotch Pine is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Blue Globe Scotch Pine will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

 
 
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Characteristics
Massing  Screening  Garden 
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Foliage Color  Plant Form  Winter Value 
Ornamental Features