Pinus banksiana 'Chippewa' / Chippewa Jack pine

Pinus banksiana 'Chippewa' is an irregular, low, bushy dwarf selection of Jack pine with short, bright-green foliage that forms a low cushion of short needled, upward facing shoots. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will stand 12 inches (30 cm) tall and twice as wide, suggesting a rate of growth of an inch (2.5 cm) or less per year.

This cultivar originated as one of four seedlings selected in 1979 by Humphey Welch and Al Fordham from a seedling lot at the Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Massachusetts. They were all named for native American tribes, 'Manomet,' 'Neponset' and 'Wisconsin' being the other three.