Mountain pine in landscape design: beautiful examples

Mountain pine is a very popular ornamental plant and occupies a leading position in the formation of landscape design. A wide variety of varieties and shapes allow you to use it in the design of any style of terrain planning.

Mountain pine is an evergreen coniferous plant of the pine family, which has a powerful root system and a vertical taproot extending deeply downward.

The height of tall specimens is 3-4 meters, which is significantly less than the height of other types of pines. For example, the black pine "Fastigiata", also used in the formation of landscape design, has a height of 7-8 meters with a crown diameter of three meters, and the height of Scots pine sometimes reaches fifty meters.

Shrub species of mountain pine grow up to two meters, and creeping and dwarf species have a height not exceeding one meter. The crown of a plant can be openwork, spreading, umbrella-shaped, pyramidal and ovoid-obtuse. The growing area of ​​mountain pine is located in southern and central Europe.

Mountain pine perfectly complements any decorative combination due to the following advantages:

• the breed is characterized by an abundant release of phytoncides and essential oils, due to which it has healing, soothing and tonic properties comparable to the healing effects of cedar and blue spruce;
• the plant is frost-resistant and tolerates temperature changes well, which makes it possible to use it in any climatic zone, with the exception of the Far North;

• the unpretentiousness of mountain pine, as well as the good survival rate of young shoots, allows this species to be planted in arid regions with infertile soil;
• an aesthetic appearance with a wide variety of crown shapes and tree sizes, deservedly attracts designers and allows them to embody the most daring decisions in the design of the site.

The disadvantages of this species include intolerance to increased air pollution and excessive shading of the area.

When decorating landscape design, several varieties are used, differing in size, shape of the crown and cones, as well as in the appearance of the needles.

This variety is represented by ornamental shrubs with a dense spherical crown. The height of an adult plant can reach one and a half meters. Differences in the length of young and old needles create an unusual effect: the crown looks fluffy and elegant.

Due to their high drought resistance, trees of this variety are often used to decorate a rocky slope and a large alpine hill.

It is a shrub that reaches a height of one meter and has a chic spherical crown.

A very spectacular plant that takes on a golden hue in the fall and gives the space a festive look. In winter, the shrub becomes the center of the landscape composition and noticeably transforms the dull look of the cold season, and small dark brown cones give the tree aesthetics and piquancy.

In the summer, the needles have a juicy emerald hue and give landscape combinations an elegant look. It is often used for composing coniferous compositions, when decorating rockeries and as a hedge.

The plant is wind-resistant and harmoniously combined with heather and evergreen species.

It is represented by a slow-growing shrub that grows to a height of two meters in forty years and does not require constant control over the shape of the crown and its regular correction.

The needles have a dark green color and are distinguished by the ability to shine and shimmer in the sun. This gives the tree a festive look and visibly enlivens the landscape.

Gnom goes well with rocky structures and can be planted in rockeries, rock gardens, coniferous mixborders, as well as on loggias and open terraces. This variety is considered the most resistant to the influence of an aggressive external environment and heavy snow cover.

It has a cone-shaped crown and twisted curved needles, which give the branches a solemn and elegant look. During the flowering period of the plant, the anthers of the male inflorescences acquire a bright yellow hue, which makes the tree graceful and unusual.

This variety does not tolerate darkened areas and is not recommended for planting in hot and arid climates. It belongs to a slow-growing species and reaches three meters in height for several decades.

The pine tree is well-cut and can be used both as a single planted element and in group compositions.

It has a dense hemispherical crown and fits harmoniously into the garden design. Plants are frost-hardy, but cannot stand shade at all. They are planted in open and well-lit areas.

The needles have a dark green color, on which a bluish bloom is clearly visible. Due to the stability of the state of the crown, the tree does not require painstaking and complex trimming.

It is a creeping semi-dwarf pine and is widely used in the formation of curbs and hedges. Looks harmoniously both as part of coniferous mixborders and mixed group combinations.

It revitalizes the landscape well and withstands heavy snow cover perfectly. An adult tree has dark brown miniature cones and is often used in the design of rock gardens. Plants of this variety require additional watering and do not tolerate shade well.

It is a dwarf shrub plant. Has a very lush crown, which acquires a bright yellow hue in winter, and effectively sets off other evergreen coniferous trees

The maximum growth of the tree is 80 centimeters, the plant is very sensitive to the gas pollution of the city air and is more suitable for decorating suburban areas.

It is a low bush with a maximum height of one and a half meters and a rich spreading crown.

It has a good haircut and is ideal for decorating mixed compositions with the presence of deciduous plants. "Pumilio" has stiff short needles that grow in the form of a dome and has a very unusual appearance.

It is the smallest variety of mountain pine. An adult plant barely reaches a height of fifty centimeters. The bright green crown has a regular hemispherical shape and is ideal for the formation of a border and when decorating rock gardens.

This grafted mountain pine tree on a trunk is very popular for Japanese-style gardening, as well as for the formation of an ecosystem of alpine slides.

The plant looks like this: on a long and thin trunk there is a spherical crown of the correct shape, with fluffy, dark green needles.

The dimensions of this dwarf tree do not exceed 30 centimeters.The plant is considered slow-growing and adds only three centimeters per year.

For planting, it is recommended to use loamy soils or acidic soils.

Mountain pine is an important element in landscape design. Due to the variety of varieties and shades, the plant can be both the central figure around which the composition is drawn up, and act as an organic addition to the previously formed combination.

Classic combination of conifers, deciduous and heather species will transform any site and do not require large expenses.

Coniferous mixborder: the fluffy crown of mountain pine acts as a secondary element of the composition and emphasizes the severity of the forms of an elegant spruce.

Harmony of stones and needles diversifies the landscape and makes the suburban area stylish.

Mountain pine in the form of a single landing when decorating a rock garden will become the center of attention and decorate the relief.

The neighborhood with large-flowering plants will give the composition an elegant and romantic look.

Mountain pine is the perfect solution for styling Bonsai.

A tree with a pyramidal crown is perfect for lawn design.

Mountain pine is a versatile element of landscape design. The plant does not adversely affect other species. It can be planted both in classic garden spaces and in exclusive compositions.

Such a pine tree is quite unpretentious in care and has a beneficial effect on the body.

For information on how to properly plant a mountain pine and how to care for it, see the next video.