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Pinus mugo
HOW TO GROW MOUNTAIN PINE
Characteristics of the plant
| June-July. The pines take two years to mature. |
| It needs a great quantity of water, because it is adapted to the high mountain, between the 1500 and 2700 meters, with precipitations around 1000 mm. |
| For subalpine or alpine gardens. |
| Shade or demishade. It tolerates extreme temperatures in winter quite below 0º, although it doesn’t tolerate high temperatures in summer. It resists the wind and the the freezing temperature very well, the same as the snow for which its silhouette is adapted. |
| From seeds. |
| Any type of soil, with a good drainage. |
Another species of “Pinus“
Pinus albicaulis—————–………………. Pinus aristata ——————Bristle cone pine Pinus armandii —————– Armand pine Pinus ayacahuite ——– Mexican white pine Pinus banksiana ——————— …………….. Pinus bungeana————— Lace bark pine Pinus californiarum———— Californian pine Pinus cembra——————— Arolla pine Pinus cembroides ———- Mexican nut pine Pinus contorta —————– Beach pine Pinus densiflora————— Japanese red pine Pinus discolor—————–………………… Pinus echinata ———-………………………. Pinus edulis ————Rocky mountain pinon Pinus elliottii—————- Slash pine Pinus engelmananii—————– Apache pine Pinus flexilis——————-…………….. Pinus gerardiana—————–…………… Pinus halepensis—————— Aleppo pine Pinus henryi —————–…………….. Pinus jeffreyi—————– Jeffrey pine Pinus Kesiya——————— ………………. Pinus koraiensis—————– Korean pine Pinus lambertiana ——————— …………. Pinus massoniana —————–…………… Pinus monophylla————- Single- leaf pine | Pinus montezumae ———– Montezuma pine Pinus monticola———- Western white pine Pinus muricata—————– Bishop pine. Pinus nigra———————-European black pine, Australian black pine. Pinus oaxacana —————–…………….. Pinus palustris—————– Long-leaf pine Pinus parviflora———Japanese white pine Pinus patula——— Mexican weeping pine. Pinus pinaster ——-Maritime pine, cluster pine Pinus pinea —————Roman pine, umbrella pine, stone pine. Pinus ponderosa—————– Ponderosa pine, Western yellow pine Pinus pseudostrobus-Smooth-bark Mexican pine Pinus pungens——————-…………….. Pinus radiata—————– Monterey pine, Himalayan pine, radiata pine. Pinus remota——————— …………….. Pinus rigida —————–…………….. Pinus roxburghii—————– Chir pine, Himalayan long-leaf pine Pinus serotina——————— ………… Pinus strobus—————– Eastern white pine, Weymouth pine Pinus sylvestris ——————— Scots pine Pinus tabuliformis —————–…………… Pinus taeda —————–……………. Pinus thunbergii ———–Japanese black pine Pinus torreyana——————-………….. Pinus virginiana—————–…………… Pinus wallichiana——— Buthan pine, blue pine |
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