Creeping Pine
Microcachrys tetragona
Podocarpaceae · conifer · introduced
Quick Facts
Light
Full Sun to Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 8a–8b
Origin
western Tasmania Microcachrys: of Greek origin meaning small
Diseases (9)
Western Gall Rust
Cronartium ribicola White Pine Blister Rust
Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot
Lophodermium Needle Cast
Lophodermella Needle Cast
Elytroderma Needle Cast
Arceuthobium spp. (parasitic plant) Dwarf Mistletoe
Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot
Various plant viruses (Raspberry bushy dwarf virus, Straw... Virus
Pests (24)
Eriophyidae Eriophyid mite
Pineus strobi Pine bark adelgid
Coneworm
Pine Aphid
Pissodes strobi White pine weevil
Tetranychidae Spider mite
Sequoia pitch moth
Pine Needle Sheathminer Pine Sheath Miner
Chionaspis pinifoliae Pine needle scale
Pine Butterfly
Pandora moth
Mountain pine beetle
Rhyacionia buoliana European pine shoot moth
Common Leaf Spot
Gray Mold
Red Stele
Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid
Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug
Cutworms and Armyworms
Tortricidae Leafroller
Cylindrocopturus furnissi Root weevil
Gastropoda Slug
Cercopidae Spittlebug
Drosophila suzukii Spotted-wing drosophila