Woody > Pinus > Pinus strobus > Pinus strobus 'Pendula'
Pinus strobus
'Pendula'
Weeping White Pine
Mike's
Opinion
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This is a plant you either like or dislike. I have one in my own garden which horticultural friends find fascinating; they assume I torture it to get the weeping effect.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Pinus |
| Species |
| strobus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Pendula' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 1a - 7b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 - (-9) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 - 15 |
| Height |
| 2 - 5m |
| Spread |
| 3 - 6.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Dense, long, twisting pendulous branches, irregular form, no two specimens are the same; can vary from tall and slender to low and broad. |
| Landscape |
| Bonsai; specimen;“Use as an accent plant; one is acceptable, two represent bad taste, and three disgrace” (Michael Dirr, Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs pg 284). |
| Cultivation |
| Sun to light shade; fertile, moist, well drained soil; train a central leader, can be shrubby and multi-stemmed; root system is shallow; remove leader to limit height. |
| Shape |
| Weeping branches, generally multi-stemmed. Central leader can be trained. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Long branches that sweep to the ground, each plant is different due to its pendulous character, ungainly appearance, white lines on lower sides of needles. |
| Pests |
| White Pine blister rust and White pine weevil are serious pests for the species, unknown impact on ‘Pendula’. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| New growth greenish, maturing to browns, non-scaly, develops deep furrows. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Prominent white buds in the winter. |
| Leaf Description |
| Flexible, 5 needle, slender, light green to blueish green, white lines underneath, 5-10 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Not showy, yellow or pink and creates litter. |
| Fruit Description |
| Elongated cone 10-20 cm long, brown in colour. |
| Colour Description |
| Light green to blueish green. |
| Texture Description |
| Fine to medium, dense crown, full formed. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Scion grafting, generally done on a 5 needled pine understock typically P. strobus. |
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