Jakobsen mugo pine
Pinus mugo 'Jakobsen'
USDA zones2 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jakobsen' mugo pine (Pinus mugo 'Jakobsen') is a shrub for borders, rock gardens, containers, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a broad evergreen mound, so it stays easy to manage. It tolerates drought and salt, and birds visit it. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Rock soapwort, Red Wings moss phlox, Shrubby cinquefoil, and Red fescue.