Get to Know Weeping White Pine - Pinus strobus 'Pendula' - April 2025

Yesterday, I posted a couple photos of the Louie Pine tree - a gold-needled standout in the garden. Next to the Louies on the pallet in the parking lot of the orange big box nursery were a few Charlie-Brown-like pines.  They were tall, thin and...scraggly.  

A closer look reveals they're Weeping Pine Trees.  See below for some photos - of the trees and the tag.  Retailing for $99.00, these are about 40" tall from the root flare. 

These are true weeping trees - and need to be trained.  From Gertens:

A weeping and trailing shrub or small tree, very unlike the species; features soft, blue needles, tends to crawl along the ground and over rocks or walls, or forms a small weeping accent plant if trained on a standard; beautiful if properly grown.

Weeping White Pine is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its highly ornamental weeping form. It has attractive bluish-green evergreen foliage. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter.

The Tree Center has a listing for the tree that shows a somewhat-mature version that has been staked up and weeps gracefully.  It also points out that this tree needs full-sun.  

I have a pair of Weeping conifers IB2DWs and (right now), I'm more drawn to upright trees, so I'm not sure these make the cut.  But, they're certainly interesting, aren't they?