Pinus Contorta 'Willow Creek'
Willow Creek Lodgepole Pine
Willow Creek Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta ‘Willow Creek’) forms a small, dense pyramid of rich green needles. Its compact branching originated in a witch’s-broom mutation, which gives this selection a much tighter framework than an ordinary lodgepole pine.
The regular shape suits a focal position among lower plants. It can supply the look of a miniature evergreen tree without relying on repeated clipping to create its basic outline.
Choose a sunny position with soil that drains freely. Water during establishment and leave enough room for the branches to develop without crowding.
Size (about 10 years)
• Height: 4 ft
• Width: 3 ft
Measurements are the grower’s approximate ten-year guide; plants can continue growing beyond this size.
Hardiness
• Hardy to USDA Zone 5
Best Uses
• Specimen
• Accent Plant
• Rock Garden
- Plant type
- Conifer, Dwarf Conifer
- Hardiness zones
- 5–8
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom time
- Does not flower
- Flower color
- None
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Green
- Soil
- Well Drained
- Landscape use
- Accent Plant, Rock Garden, Specimen
- Shape
- Dense, Pyramidal
- Bark
- Rough
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
- 10-year height
- 4 ft
- 10-year width
- 3 ft
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