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Tree Campus: Dwarf Mugo Pine

Tree Campus SCC is a multi-year and interdisciplinary college initiative to document, map, and celebrate the incredible diversity of trees planted on the campus. With over 200 species, Shoreline Community College is an arboreal paradise that deserves to b

Title

Dwarf Mugo Pine

Pinus mugo var. mughus (PINACEAE)

Description

Range

Cent./S. Europe

Ecology

Ecology

Mugo Pine protects against rain runoff, soil erosion, and the formation of avalanches in high mountains. [1]

Equity

Equity: Cultural and Historical Significance

"The Mugo Pine is also used to make a type of herbal tea that is popular in Bulgaria." [1]

Economics

Economics

"In landscaping, the Mugo Pine is used to create a type of screening effect because it grows so low to the ground and also because it will only lose its needles once every four years. It has also been found to be an excellent source of protection against erosion and run off." [1]

Sources

Sources

[1] Urda, A. (2006, December). Mugo Pine. Retrieved from https://www.bellarmine.edu/faculty/drobinson/MugoPine.asp

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