Description
Small, upright, compact evergreen tree, conifer (H 1,5-2,5 m, W 1-2 m). Bark dark violet-brown to grey-brown, flaky. Crown broadly ovoid, often irregular, picturesque. Branches open to horizontal. Needles (4-6 cm) spiraly twisted, pointed, in fives, outer side green to grey-green, inner side light grey-blue to grey. Flowers separately arranged in male and female inflorescence on the same plant. Flowering period: April. Fruits cones (4-7 cm), egg-shaped, dark grey to red-brown, scales wide; young plants produce cones. Requires sufficiently drained, but always moist soils. Good also as a container-plant and for a bonsai.