Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) – 3 Gallon Pot

Width at Maturity: 6-8′

Spacing:  Use as specimen or space 6′ for mass planting or 10′ or more for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form:  Prostrate Spreading

Growth Rate:  Moderate to Fast, 12″ or more per year

Sun Needs:  Full Sun to Mostly Sun; Will appreciate some filtered sun in the midafternoon in Zone 8

Water Needs:  Average, low when established

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A very rugged, hardy and attractive Scotch Pine with an unusual ground-hugging and spreading habit, ‘Hillside Creeper’ is a fast grower adding 12 inches in width or more in width per year. Height is a different story. Growing low to the ground, it will slowly begin to mound in layers upon itself reaching maybe 2 feet at most over the long term. Another unusual thing about this pine is how the medium-green to blue-green needles turn to an attractive and showy golden-yellow during the winter. Easy to grow and maintain, Hillside Creeping makes for a fine specimen in landscape borders and on hillsides, hence its name. Its branches flow around rocks, garden ornaments or other plants. An an occasional pruning can be done to guide the branches where you want them to go. If you have a creative eye, the central stem can be staked to create a central mound for a “wave-like” look.