Dwarf Globe Scotch Pine

Riverside Gem is a blue, dwarf, globose Scots pine selection. Its exact plant page at [Kigi Nursery](https://kiginursery.com/dwarf-miniatures/pinus-sylvestris-riverside-gem-blue-dwarf-globe-scots-pine/) describes a compact globe and gives a ten-year average size of 4 ft by 4 ft. ## Form and placement Kigi Nursery traces the selection to a witches’ broom found by B. Harkness at Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, New York. The cultivar forms a rounded evergreen that can add color and shape in a small garden, rock garden, or container-sized conifer collection. The supplier lists USDA hardiness zone 3 and full sun. The Scots pine species account from [North Carolina State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pinus-sylvestris/) describes twisted blue-green needles in pairs and reddish-brown bark, providing useful botanical context for the selection. ## Growing conditions Give this dwarf pine full sun and allow space for its eventual 4 ft spread. It retains its needles year-round, while its blue-toned foliage contrasts with green and gold conifers. Use well-drained soil and avoid placing it where the rounded crown will be crowded by larger plants. ## Maintenance Water consistently during establishment, then adjust irrigation to local rainfall and soil drainage. Check the developing globe for damaged branches and preserve its natural rounded outline rather than shearing it into a different form.