Hillside Creeper Scots Pine

Hillside Creeper Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris 'Hillside Creeper'

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

  • Prostrate form with spreading branches
  • Light green twisted needles in bundles of two
  • Needles will turn a lighter shade of green-yellow in the winter
  • Great as a specimen or for erosion control on a slope
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Well-drained, Average, Dry
Drought Tolerant
Hardiness Zone
3 – 3
Mature Height (meters)
0.4 – 0.6
Mature Spread (meters)
1.75 – 2.0
Growth Rate
Slow
Foliage Colour
Blue-green
Habit
Spreading
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Attracts Birds
Landscape Uses
Groundcover, Rock garden, Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
This pine tolerates a variety of soils, making it ideal for urban locations. It grows best in a moist, well-drained soil. An evergreen conifer that naturally grows as a dense ground cover. It can be staked, allowing the branches to weep gracefully down from the desired height.
Notes
Also referred to as Archangel Redwood, Baltic Redwood, Norway Fir, Scotch Fir, Scotch Pine, Scots Pine.

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