A dwarf prostrate form of the Jack Pine. Slow growing and very hardy. According to Iseli nursery, it is a “bizarrely attractive collector’s plant.”
Pronunciation
(PI-nus)(bank-see-A-na)
Plant Type
All Plants, Dwarf Conifers
Hardiness Zone
2-7
Sunlight
full
Moisture
average, tolerates draught once established
Soil & Site
average
Flowers
not of ornamental value
Leaves
needles
Dimensions
1-2 feet tall, spreading 12-15 feet, grown as a ground cover or grafted to a stem to weep
Cultivar Origin
This cultivar originated as a wild-collected seedling found in the 1960's by A.G. Johnson and later planted in the home garden of Mrs. Wylder of Richfield, Minnesota (#202)
Notes & Reference
#202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org), #201-Isles Nursery web site (www.iselinursery.com)