Description:

A dwarf evergreen with a compact mounded form and rich green needles that add glowing color to the winter landscape; a good accent plant in the garden or border giving texture and interest all year

Ornamental Features

Green Elf Japanese Black Pine is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its interestingly mounded form. It has forest green evergreen foliage. The needles remain forest green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Green Elf Japanese Black Pine is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded 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 shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Disease

Green Elf Japanese Black Pine is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Green Elf Japanese Black Pine will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 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 under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. 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.