Common Names: Dwarf Mugo pine, Swiss mountain pine : Botanical Name: Pinus mugo: Family: Pinaceae : Plant Type: Shrub : Mature Size: 2-5 ft. tall, 3-5 ft. wide ...

Irving Silverstein/Staten Island AdvanceCone-shaped Dwarf Alberta Spruce forms a compact, definitely pyramidal plant, which never needs to be pruned but always maintains a neat appearance.

Another "dwarf" shrub that often eventually far exceeds the space it was provided is dwarf mugo pine (Pinus mugo var. mugo).

Those cute little 1-gallon dwarf mugo pines you see all over for about seven bucks? The plant-tag name is Pinus mugo var pumilio or Pinus mughus. You’ll think it will fit in a 4-by-4-foot patio bed.

It’s always a revelation the first time you set eyes on a small or dwarfed version of a familiar plant, be it a miniature rose bush, a dwarf ‘Mugo’ pine tree (Pinus mugo mugo), a ‘Pix Zee ...

Pity the poor dwarf conifer. Once de rigueur in fashionable plantings it is now derided as a has-been and relegated to the suburban fringes of horticultural taste. Such is often the fate of trendy ...

Dwarf Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo 'Slowmound'): Dense, emerald to dark green foliage growing 3 to 4 feet tall and wide in 10 years. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on ...

Q: We have an overgrown mugo pine shrub that is blocking the pathway to our front door and blocking sunlight from a window. The debate we are having is whether to move it or prune it. I would like ...

Mugo pine (Pinus mugo): Mugo pines have been popular landscape plants for a long time. Their low growth habit, ... but dwarf varieties stay a compact 2 to 3 feet, even without pruning.

Mugo Pine Slowmound. Photo by Sara Williams. Spireas ... Goldflame is a dwarf, compact, densely mounded shrub of 3 ft. with small pink flowers. The new growth emerges reddish orange, ...

Most plants are grown from seed collected where the plant grows naturally. Mugo pine is a very variable species with mature plants ranging in size from 2 feet to as much as 15 feet. A “dwarf ...