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Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine*

Podocarpus lawrencei 'Red Tip'

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Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine (Podocarpus lawrencei 'Red Tip') at Squak Mountain Nursery

Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine

Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine (Podocarpus lawrencei 'Red Tip') at Squak Mountain Nursery

Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine foliage

Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine foliage

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details

Height:  3 feet

Spread:  5 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  6

Description:

This is a showy more prostrate evergreen shrub with stunning red new growth atop the older dark green needles; changes to a coppery red in late fall; adds a wonderful texture to a border or rock garden

Ornamental Features

Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine has attractive dark green evergreen foliage which emerges red in spring on a dwarf conifer with a mounded habit of growth. The needles are highly ornamental and turn coppery-bronze in the fall, which persists throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Rock/Alpine Gardens
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Red Tip Mountain Plum Pine will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

 

* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Rock  Garden 
Applications
Foliage Color  Texture 
Ornamental Features

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