Botanical Name: Pinus sylvestris 'Hillside Creeper'
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Common Name: Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Conifer, Shrub

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Green, Yellow Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Linda Engstrom

  • Description

  • Notes

This Scotch pine cultivar is a fast-growing (12 inches per year), prostrate, spreading, needled evergreen. Over the first 8-10 years, it typically grows 2 feet tall but spreads to 8 feet wide. Growth rate slows considerably as plant ages. Light green, twisted needles in bundles of 2 turn an attractive yellowish green in winter. A nice contrast with low-growing junipers or creeping Oregon grape.