What's a Pom Pom Tree?

What's a Pom Pom Tree?

Ideal for smaller yards, the pom pom tree grows to only 10 to 19.5 feet in height, depending on conditions, with a rounded shape. ... Clusters of soft pink pom poms at the tips of branches cover the entire tree in late spring. Closely related to daphne, the flowers on this bush are sweetly scented.

What is a pom pom tree?

The pom pom pine (Pinus sylvestris 'pom pom') is a dwarf, ornamental cultivar of Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) that lends itself to pruning its branches and needles into round balls on the ends that look like pom poms.

What does a pom pom tree look like?

Scotch Pine (pom pom) has attractive bluish-green foliage. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. Scotch Pine (pom pom) is an open multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth.

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