Mitsch Mini Dwarf Mugo Pine - Pinus mugo 'Mitsch Mini'

Perfect for the miniature garden. Extremely slow-growing and dense, this tiny, bun-shaped, TRUdwarf® conifer sports so many short branchlets and so many slightly twisted, short needles that the surface of the plant seems to be smooth, reminiscent of a mound of moss.

Selected by John Mitsch of Aurora, Oregon, it takes on a frosted look when buds emerge and deserves a prime location in the rock garden or trough.

• perfect for containers – they don't mind their roots being a little crowded
• great bonsai subject
  
  
• some slow down the growth rate by pinching off the candles (the buds) in the spring but not every year
• and some slow down the growth rate by shearing it in mid winter, before the new buds develop
  
• NOTE both of these methods will permanently reshape the tree
• WWJD? I leave them to grow naturally to develop into a miniature tree by themselves

• Globe shaped
• 1" to 2" per year

• Hardy to -40F or zones 3 thru 7
• Heat Zones 7-1

• full sun with good drainage
• Pot is 4" in diameter
• An outdoor plant
• A pretty mugo

Questions? Email Janit at info@TwoGreenThumbs.com

Plant Shipping: Lower 48 states and Alaska only. USDA certified since 2001.

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