Conifer Database - Mac Gold

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Picea glauca ?Mac Gold?

Picea glauca 'Mac Gold' is a very distinctive pyramidal tree that has bright, yellow-gold needle color on the new growth as it emerges in the spring. Later in the season the bright gold color turns to green with just a hint of yellow in the needles. This plant is very spectacular in the early spring landscape.

After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 4 feet (1.5 m) tall, an annual growth rate of 1.5 to 3 inches (4 - 8 cm).

Joe Stupka of Pulaski, Pennsylvania selected and named this tree. He discovered it growing in a Christmas Tree Farm owned by Dick McConnell, near Edenburg, Pennsylvania in 1985. The entire tree was dug and moved to Pine Glenn Nursery, near Pulaski, Pennsylvania where the tree still existed in 2009.

This conifer is often seen listed under many names, all permutations on 'Mac Gold.' 'Mac's Gold,' 'Mac's Golden' and 'Mac Golden' are commonly seen. Another "AKA" IS Picea glauca 'McConnell's Gold' which is an attempt to name the plant for Dick McConnell.




Picea glauca

Picea glauca

Picea glauca

Picea glauca

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Disputed
COLOR:Seasonal Variation
GROWTH SHAPE:Conical (Pyramidal)
GROWTH SIZE:Dwarf: 1 to 6 inches (2.5 – 15 cm) per year / 1 to 5 feet (0.3 – 1.5 m) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Seedling Selection


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