How to tend a Pinus mugo

Also known as: Pinus magellensis Schouw, Pinus echinata Carrière, Pinus digenea Wettst., Pinus fischeri Booth ex P.Lawson, Pinus squamosa Bosc ex Loudon, Pinus rubriflora Loudon ex Gordon, Pinus rostrata K.Koch, Pinus wettsteinii Fritsch, Pinus sudeticus auct., Pinus montana Mill., Pinus mugho Laichard., Pinus mughus Scop., Pinus mugo f. applanata (Willk.) K.I.Chr., Pinus mugo subsp. pumilio (Haenke) Franco, Pinus pumilio Haenke, Pinus carpathicus auct., Pinus sylvestris var. montana (Mill.) Aiton, Pinus montana subsp. mughus (Scop.) Willk., Pinus montana var. mughus (Scop.) Gremli, Pinus mugo var. mughus (Scop.) Zenari, Pinus mugo subsp. mughus (Scop.) Domin, Pinus sylvestris var. pumilio (Haenke) Gaudin, Pinus mughus var. pumilio (Haenke) K.Koch, Pinus montana var. pumilio (Haenke) Spach, Pinus uncinata var. pumilio (Haenke) Mathieu, Pinus montana subsp. pumilio (Haenke) Čelak, Pinus mugo var. pumilio (Haenke) Zenari, Pinus pumilio var. oblongata Ten., Pinus pumilio var. fischeri Booth ex Loudon, Pinus pumilio var. rubriflora Loudon, Pinus mughus var. decumbens Grab., Pinus mughus var. impressa Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. applanata Willk., Pinus pumilio var. gibba Willk., Pinus montana var. gibba (Willk.) H.Christ, Pinus montana var. impressa (Hartig ex Willk.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth., Pinus montana var. applanata (Willk.) Willk., Pinus mughus var. bicolor Hartig ex Willk., Pinus mughus var. brevispina Hartig ex Willk., Pinus mughus var. depressa Hartig ex Willk., Pinus mughus var. laeta Hartig ex Willk., Pinus mughus var. leptoclada Hartig ex Willk., Pinus mughus var. longispina Hartig ex Willk., Pinus mughus var. lutescens Hartig ex Willk., Pinus mughus var. macroptera Hartig ex Willk., Pinus mughus var. rufa Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. atrata Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. cinnamomea Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. echinata Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. ferruginea Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. fursa Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. incurva Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. limbata Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. marginata Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. nitida Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. phaeoptera Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. pura Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. repressa Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. revoluta Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. striata Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. turbinata Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. variabilis Hartig ex Willk., Pinus pumilio var. virens Hartig ex Willk., Pinus obliqua var. centrapedunculata Woerl., Pinus montana var. centrapedunculata (Woerl.) Woerl., Pinus montana var. pyramidalis Schröt., Pinus pumilio var. nasuta Beck, Pinus montana var. arborea Tubeuf, Pinus montana subsp. arborea (Tubeuf) Hegi, Pinus montana var. frutescens-erecta Tubeuf, Pinus montana var. prostrata Tubeuf, Pinus montana subsp. prostrata (Tubeuf) Willk., Pinus montana subsp. frutescens-erecta (Tubeuf) Hegi, Pinus mugo var. arborea (Tubeuf) Hyl., Pinus mughus f. applanata (Willk.) Beck, Pinus mughus f. pumilio (Haenke) Hayek, Pinus mugo var. nana Loudon ex Gordon, Pinus sylvestris var. mugho Chaix ex Vill., Pinus montana f. slavinii Hornibr., Pinus mugo f. slavinii (Hornibr.) Rehder, Pinus mugo var. compacta D.Hill, Pinus mugo f. compacta (D.Hill) Rehder, Pinus mughus var. pumilio (Haenke) Beck, Pinus mugo var. pumilio (Haenke) Domin, Pinus pumilio (Turra) Franco, Pinus applanata (Booth ex Loudon) Willk., Pinus obliqua var. centrapedunculata Woerl., Pinus mugo subsp. mugo

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, grows in sunny places

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove dead, rotten, diseased leaves and the parts that may affect the good appearance

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Pinaceae, Pinus
Size
Diameter ≥ 15 cm, height ≥ 25 cm
Blooming period
Foliage plants, flowering period April-May
Flower colors
Leaf needle shape, green, fruit color from green or purple gradually turn to yellow, ale brown or dark brown
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