Pinus banksiana 'Uncle Fogy' - Uncle Fogy Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana 'Uncle Fogy' - Uncle Fogy Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana 'Uncle Fogy' - Uncle Fogy Jack Pine from NVK Nurseries

Uncle Fogy Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana 'Uncle Fogy'

  • Erratic growth habit
  • Pendulous, curvy branching lends a unique character to this plant
  • Pairs of needles remain green throughout the year
  • A real specimen in a rock garden

ZONE:
3

HEIGHT:
60-80 cm

SPREAD:
3-4 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


A unique specimen with its unusual curving and trailing branches providing visual interest over slopes or rocky areas. It can be staked to provide a more varied height or left to crawl over rocks. Extremely adaptable, it tolerates heat, cold, dry, sandy, or poor soils.

Ultimate height and spread depend on training.

Additional Notes about Uncle Fogy Jack Pine:


The legend is that the name, ‘Uncle Fogy’ is believed to have come from the excessive resin that oozes from the new buds and, presumably, reminding the viewer of a toothless old man who drooled.