SCOTCH PINE 
(Pinus sylvestris) 
Absolutely hardy; succeeding on hill¬ 
sides and at the seashore, it thrives best in a 
cool, gravelly subsoil that is well drained. 
It tends always toward the picturesque 
rather than to regular shapes, and is prized 
for this rugged effect by landscape men. 
Blends with a rugged coastline or hilltop, 
gives good contrast to other evergreens in a 
group. 
Will reach 60 feet in height, with rough 
cracked brown-yellow bark; has short, 
pungent leaves of light green. 
MUGHO PINE 
SCOTCH PINE 
MUGHO PINE 
(Pinus Mugo) 
Believed by many to be the best low 
rounded form of tree known, since its 
origin in the highest of mountain timber 
belts made it naturally extremely hardy, 
low, dense and tenacious of life in all soils 
except very wet; likes sun and is tolerant of 
shade. 
It contributes an important part to good 
landscape work, at corners of walks and 
drives, in front of other evergreen plantings, 
beneath windows or as a low border or 
hedge; valuable in rock gardens. 
Specimens have various forms, all inter¬ 
esting and rounded; may be kept as small as 
desired by shearing; sends out small bright 
new shoots in the spring that look like tiny 
birthday candles. 
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