{"product_id":"pumillio-mugho-pine","title":"Pumillio Mugho Pine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tough, low-mounding evergreen that stays dense and green every month of the year with almost nothing asked of you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pumillio Mugo Pine (\u003cem\u003ePinus mugo\u003c\/em\u003e 'Pumilio') is a compact, slow-growing dwarf conifer with rich green needles held in tidy, brush-like tufts along sturdy branches. Rather than shooting skyward like a timber pine, it builds a broad, rounded, slightly spreading mound that tops out around 6 to 10 ft. tall and 3 to 5 ft. wide over many years. That dense, cushiony habit and its cold-hardiness through Zone 4 make it a favorite for foundation plantings, rock gardens, slopes, low borders, and large containers where you want year-round structure without constant upkeep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy growers choose the Pumillio Mugo Pine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEvergreen every season.\u003c\/strong\u003e The deep green needles hold their color straight through winter, giving beds and foundations weight and life when everything around them is bare.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenuinely tough.\u003c\/strong\u003e A mountain pine by origin, it shrugs off cold, wind, poor rocky soil, and heat once established, hardy across Zones 4 through 9.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact, well-behaved habit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow growth and a naturally mounding form mean it stays in scale beside walkways, entries, and patios for years without crowding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer tend to leave it alone.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pines are among the more deer-resistant conifers, so it holds its shape where browsing pressure ruins other evergreens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow maintenance.\u003c\/strong\u003e No annual shearing required to look good, and minimal feeding once it has settled in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it as a low foundation anchor, massed across a slope for erosion-holding evergreen cover, tucked into a rock garden or gravel bed, or set in a wide container to flank a doorway. Planted in a loose, staggered run it also makes a handsome low informal border, though for a tall solid privacy screen a faster, taller conifer is the better fit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Live Good Logistics","offers":[{"title":"2 Gallon","offer_id":43881196388430,"sku":"EVT-PIN-PUM-NA-2G","price":149.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 Gallon","offer_id":43881196421198,"sku":"EVT-PIN-PUM-NA-1G","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6973\/9854\/files\/Mugo-Pine-1.jpg?v=1781886715","url":"https:\/\/uandyou.myshopify.com\/products\/pumillio-mugho-pine","provider":"U and You","version":"1.0","type":"link"}