Taxon

Pinus mugo 'Cranberry Candle'

Pinus mugo 'Cranberry Candle' - Cranberry Candle mugo pine, Cranberry Candle Swiss mountain pine
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Common name: Cranberry Candle mugo pine, Cranberry Candle Swiss mountain pine
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: Species native to Europe
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A densely branched, spreading evergreen shrub to 3' tall by 5' wide. Grows only 2-4" per year. Fine, dark green winter color and cranberry colored new (candle) growth. Needles are 1-2" long, in bundles of two and twisted. A superior choice for the conifer garden. Subject to pine needle scale and sawfly damage, but otherwise quite adaptable to urban conditions.

Locations

  • 1: FLS: BT21 (BT21) • Accession: D1999-0207.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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