Pinus Mugo 'Green Candle'
Green Candle Mugo Pine
Green Candle Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo ‘Green Candle’) develops dense growth and a broad pyramidal outline. Short, rich green needles supply a dark background for the lighter growth that draws attention in spring.
Crowded pale green pollen cones appear along the stems, creating the candle-like spring display associated with its name. The compact framework remains useful throughout the rest of the year as a small evergreen accent.
Choose a sunny position with soil that drains freely. Water during establishment and leave enough room for the branches to develop without crowding.
Size (about 10 years)
• Height: 2.5 ft
• Width: 2 ft
Measurements are the grower’s approximate ten-year guide; plants can continue growing beyond this size.
Hardiness
• Hardy to USDA Zone 2
Best Uses
• Specimen
• Accent Plant
• Rock Garden
- Plant type
- Conifer, Dwarf Conifer
- Hardiness zones
- 2+
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom time
- Does not flower
- Flower color
- None
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Dark Green
- Soil
- Well Drained
- Landscape use
- Accent Plant, Rock Garden, Specimen
- Shape
- Dense, Pyramidal
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
- 10-year height
- 2.5 ft
- 10-year width
- 2 ft