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Mugho Pine
The Mugho Pine tree, Pinus mugo mughus, may also be called the dwarf mountain pine. Roots grow near the surface, so using a cover soil with a 2-inch-thick mulch to protect them is recommended. Thanks to its low growth, mugho pine can be used at the front of a border or anywhere you want year-round greenery in conifer form. Mugho pine trees do not need special soil. It does require good drainage. This evergreen little dwarf conifer has branching, upright stems evenly covered in 2-inch-long needles of a deep, dark true green. They make a great landscaping evergreen tree because their shape and size are controllable by shearing. These trees are easily transplanted. In nature, it often grows in slightly rocky areas with shallow topsoil. ... more
Pignut Hickory The nuts they are an important food for squirrels and chipmunks and other wildlife. Pignut Hickory trees, as with other hickories, has wood that is tough and strong. It occurs with other hickories and with oaks, characteristically on hillsides and ridges. This tree grows well in fairly rich, well drained to dry soils. The nuts of this particular hickory, unlike some of the others, are bitter and scarcely edible. The bark may be marked in a sort of diamond pattern by shallow furrows and narrow ridges. The Pignut Hickory tree, Carya glabra, has medium green broad, flat leaves and firm, gray bark. This shade tree turns a bright yellow for great fall color. |
