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Pinus mugo 'Cranberry Candle'
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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Individual