A low, spreading Scotch pine with blue-green needles and a rugged, creeping habit that reads like evergreen ground sculpture
FEATURES:
- Low, creeping growth habit that spreads outward in a rugged evergreen mat
- Blue-green needles for cool-toned, classic pine color
- Dense, ground-hugging branching that creates a thick, textural form
- Naturally irregular silhouette with a windswept, character-rich look
- Slow to moderate growth that builds width and texture over time
- Strong winter interest with evergreen color and sculptural structure close to the ground
- Hand Selected; Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because the size of the tree - does not fit in a box.
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
Great landscapes aren’t all “upright” and “round.” Add one creeping conifer and you instantly get a more natural, layered look. Think of it as the evergreen that makes everything else feel less predictable.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 3-7
- Mature Height: 1-2' tall
- Mature Width: 6-10' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 6-10' tall
Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine
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Pinus sylvestris 'Hillside Creeper'
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A low, spreading Scotch pine with blue-green needles and a rugged, creeping habit that reads like evergreen ground sculpture
FEATURES:
- Low, creeping growth habit that spreads outward in a rugged evergreen mat
- Blue-green needles for cool-toned, classic pine color
- Dense, ground-hugging branching that creates a thick, textural form
- Naturally irregular silhouette with a windswept, character-rich look
- Slow to moderate growth that builds width and texture over time
- Strong winter interest with evergreen color and sculptural structure close to the ground
- Hand Selected; Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because the size of the tree - does not fit in a box.
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
Great landscapes aren’t all “upright” and “round.” Add one creeping conifer and you instantly get a more natural, layered look. Think of it as the evergreen that makes everything else feel less predictable.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 3-7
- Mature Height: 1-2' tall
- Mature Width: 6-10' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 6-10' tall
Why plant Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine?
Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine, beautifully spreading to carpet your landscape in lush soft green. This low growing conifer is wonderful for hiding any pipes or eyesores in your yard. A uniquely beautiful undulating look is hugging the ground in light evergreen. It’s fine texture sets it apart from others in your landscape; it may need a little light pruning to make sure it doesn’t creep on you—blanket your hillside in Scotch Pine. Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine, beautifully spreading to carpet your landscape in lush soft green. This low growing conifer is wonderful for hiding any pipes or eyesores in your yard. A uniquely charming undulating look, hugging the ground in light evergreen. It’s fine texture sets it apart from others in your landscape; it may need a little light pruning to make sure it doesn’t creep on you—blanket your hillside in Scotch Pine. A vigorous cultivar that originated as a seedling selected by Layne Ziegenfuss at Hillside Gardens in the 1970s. He enjoyed Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine for its unique ground-covering look and its interesting flare when arched over a stonewall or rockery.A vigorous cultivar that originated as a seedling selected by Layne Ziegenfuss at Hillside Gardens in the 1970s. He enjoyed Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine for its unique ground-covering look and its interesting flare when arched over a stonewall or rockery.
How to use Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine in the landscape?
Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine is a fast-growing cultivar and will quickly fill your landscape with personality with distinct flaking red-brown bark to its gorgeous light green twisted needles! Hardy and deer resistant, so plant where you don't want your deer to nibble, and it will surely help keep them out of the garden. Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine is a fast-growing cultivar and will quickly fill your landscape with personality with distinct flaking red-brown bark to its gorgeous light green twisted needles! Hardy and deer resistant, so plant where you don't want your deer to nibble, and it will surely help keep them out of the garden.
How To Plant Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine
Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine is very easy to grow in virtually any location. It tolerates poor soil, heat, and drought, adapting well to a range of soils with excellent drainage. It loves to be watered regularly until it is well established. You could have never gardened in your life, and still be able to grow it with ease!\n Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine is very easy to grow in virtually any location. It tolerates poor soil, heat, and drought, adapting well to a range of soils with excellent drainage. It loves to be watered regularly until it is well established. You could have never gardened in your life, and still be able to grow it with ease!
Frequently Asked Questions
This pine does not have showy blooms. It produces small spring pollen cones and may form woody seed cones over time, but it’s grown for its evergreen needles and creeping, sculptural habit.
Yes. Hillside Creeper is selected for a low, spreading habit that hugs the ground and grows outward over time, forming a rugged evergreen mat rather than an upright tree shape.
Pruning is usually minimal. Remove dead or damaged branches as needed. If you want to control spread, you can selectively trim back outer growth in late spring, but avoid heavy cuts into old wood.
