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

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Fast, Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Japanese, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Seascape, Spanish, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Specimen, Unusual Foliage, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter

 

Location Uses

Background, Entry, Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Walls / Fences, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Cascade, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

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.
Grow in full sun and well-drained soil; though it prefers loamy, acidic soil it is tolerant of poorer, drier soils. Generally considered tolerant of city conditions (pollution).