Loose Park scotch pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Loose Park'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size5 to 8 feet tall5 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Loose Park' Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris 'Loose Park') is a tree for specimen planting, accent, privacy screen, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in a columnar shape and reaches 60 to 96 inches tall and wide. Growth is rapid, and the evergreen needles give fragrance and attract birds. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Gro-Low fragrant sumac, Blonde Ambition blue grama, and Maiden pink.