Mugo Pine                 PI-nus MEW-go

• Conifer, evergreen shrub, multistemmed or many branched, low growing form of the species, wider than tall, less than 8 ft tall x 16 ft wide (2.5 x 5 m).  Size variable due to seed source.   Needles in pairs, usually 2.5-5 cm long, basal sheath up to 1.5 mm long.  Cones subterminal without a stalk, ovoid or conical-ovoid, 2.5-5 cm long, apex surrounded by a darker ring.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 2      The species, which may grow to 30-80 ft tall (9-24 m) with an equal width (!), is native to the mountains of central and southern Europe; the var. mugo is found in the Alps and Balkans.
• Corvallis: parking lot south of OSU Credit Union on 25th St.