Pinus banksiana 'Uncle Fogy'
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Common Name: jack pine
Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Pinaceae
Zone: 2 to 7
Garden Location: Suzanne Stagg Wright Rock Garden
Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 12 to 15 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Description: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Winter Interest
Tolerates: Deer

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun.

Noteworthy Characteristics

This jack pine cultivar is a weeping, needled evergreen which is available as (1) a prostrate groundcover which typically grows to 2' tall, but spreads to 12-15' wide in 10 years, or (2) a weeping tree top-grafted to a standard jack pine. Features olive green needles in pairs. Younger trees do not produce cones.

Problems

No serious insect or disease problems. Some susceptibility to rusts, dieback and root rots.

Garden Uses

Depends on the form and culture. Use as groundcover or as small, weeping tree.

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