Why Plant Dwarf Mugo Pine?
If you love shrubs and pines, you're going to love the Dwarf Mugo Pine! A combination of your two favorite things! These amazing texture-adding shrubs are rather short and stout! With fluffy looking branches covered in light green stiff upright needles that will increase your urge to brush your hands through! Bring home these babies and plant them in garden beds to line edges, create short hedges, or add anywhere that is lacking some fun textures! These shrubs are no trouble! They are incredibly easy to grow and very low maintenance! The Dwarf Mugo Pine won't disappoint you with its year-round interest!
The name mugo means, "small mountain pine," and was derived from the mid-18th century!
How to use Dwarf Mugo Pine in the landscape?
Dwarf Mugo Pines are practically mini pine shrubs! An interesting looking little shrub that you can plant almost anywhere to add unique texture and dimension. Add these as filler plants to your garden, line patios or walkways with these rounded conversation starters.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 3-7
How To Plant Dwarf Mugo Pine
Dwarf Mugo Pines grow well in any soil type except clay. These plants prefer cooler conditions and has brilliant tolerance of urban environments.
How To Water
Water a young Dwarf Mugo Pine thoroughly during the summer so the soil remains moist. Once established, these plants are moderately drought tolerant and will only need to be watered during long periods of time without water. Let the soil dry out before watering again.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant Food granular form on an annual basis each fall. If planting in the fall, use Elements fertilizer while planting and start your regular annual fertilizing the following fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established as it gives your tree the nutrients it needs to produce lush new growth for the following spring.
How To Prune
When considering cleaning up your Mugo Pine it is more customary to shear rather than prune. With the dwarf characteristics this pine offers it is not required but is accepted if you so desire. Shearing deals with the appearance of trees or shrubs where pruning is done for health. We recommend doing so in spring and only trimming off what new growth is there. Pruning out of season or into older growth will prevent new growth from forming.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
