A rugged dwarf pine with dense, dark needles and a naturally mounded form that stays compact and evergreen
FEATURES:
- True dwarf habit with a compact, mounded evergreen form
- Long, dark green needles for bold pine texture at a smaller scale
- Dense branching that creates a thick, full silhouette
- Naturally irregular, character-rich shape that looks sculpted by nature
- Slow growth rate for long-term size control and low-maintenance structure
- Strong winter interest with deep evergreen color and sturdy form
- 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:
When you’re designing with conifers, think of them like a set of shapes. This one is your “low mound.” Pair it with a narrow upright evergreen and one rounded shrub, and you’ve got instant structure that looks good 12 months a year.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-7
- Mature Height: 2-4' tall
- Mature Width: 3-5' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 3-5' apart
Hornibrooks Dwarf Austrian Pine
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Pinus nigra 'Hornibrookiana'
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A rugged dwarf pine with dense, dark needles and a naturally mounded form that stays compact and evergreen
FEATURES:
- True dwarf habit with a compact, mounded evergreen form
- Long, dark green needles for bold pine texture at a smaller scale
- Dense branching that creates a thick, full silhouette
- Naturally irregular, character-rich shape that looks sculpted by nature
- Slow growth rate for long-term size control and low-maintenance structure
- Strong winter interest with deep evergreen color and sturdy form
- 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:
When you’re designing with conifers, think of them like a set of shapes. This one is your “low mound.” Pair it with a narrow upright evergreen and one rounded shrub, and you’ve got instant structure that looks good 12 months a year.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-7
- Mature Height: 2-4' tall
- Mature Width: 3-5' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 3-5' apart
Why plant Hornibrooks Dwarf Austrian Pine?
Hornibrooks Dwarf Austrian Pine is a compact conifer with a tough, classic pine look, just condensed into a smaller footprint. The needles are long and dark green, giving it that bold texture people love, while the branching stays dense and substantial. Instead of forming a perfect cone, it often develops a naturally irregular, mounded shape that feels rugged and authentic, like a little piece of mountain pine character brought into the landscape.
It’s an evergreen that holds its weight in every season. In winter, when everything else goes quiet, it keeps its deep color and stout form, giving the garden structure without needing flowers to show off.
How to use Hornibrooks Dwarf Austrian Pine in the landscape?
Use it as a dense evergreen anchor in a bed where you want year-round form and texture at a smaller scale, or blend it into a conifer grouping to add a low, mounded shape among taller vertical evergreens. Its dark needles create strong contrast with blue-toned conifers and golden foliage, and the rugged shape pairs especially well with stone, gravel, and ornamental grasses. Give it enough room to develop its natural outline, and keep nearby plants from crowding its compact silhouette.
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 dark evergreen needles and compact mounded habit.
Yes. Hornibrookiana is selected for a true dwarf habit with slow growth, making it a great choice when you want a compact evergreen that won’t outgrow its space quickly.
Pruning is usually minimal. Remove dead or damaged branches as needed. If you want to manage density, you can lightly reduce new growth (“candles”) in late spring, but avoid cutting hard into old wood.
