Blue Shag eastern white pine
Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Blue Shag' eastern white pine (Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It is a conical evergreen that grows at a rapid rate. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Birds visit it, and it adds interest in winter.
Pairs well with Berry Poppins winterberry, Sedge, and Carlton daffodil.