Name: Extra Blue Limber Pine
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 3685-6G
Price: 389.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Pinus flexilis 'Extra Blue'

A drought-tolerant pine with ornamental habit and sturdy evergreen foliage, suited to specimen planting, windbreaks, and mixed borders.

Pyramidal in form, with ascending branches
Long blue needles in clusters of five are slightly twisted or curved
Brown cones are long and quite resinous
True to name, 'Extra Blue' is one of the bluest cultivars

Size

6 gal

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil Moisture

Dry, Well-drained, Average

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

11.0 – 13.0

Mature Spread (meters)

9.0 – 11.0

Growth Rate

Slow

Foliage Colour

Blue-green

Habit

Columnar

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Fragrant

✓

Landscape Uses

Accent, Foundation

Growing & Maintenance Tips

This pine is naturally an open grower, however, pinching the candles mid-spring will encourage a more compact form. 'Extra Blue' grows best in full sun, in a moist, well-drained soil.

Notes

Also referred to as Limber Pine, Limbertwig Pine, Rocky Mountain Pine.