Description
Small, upright, slow growing evergreen tree, conifer (H 4-5 m, W 1,2-1,5 m). Bark dark violet-brown to grey-brown, flaky. Crown broadly ovoid. Branches open to horizontal. Needles (4-6 cm) spiraly twisted, pointed, in fives, outer side blue-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. Requires sufficiently drained, but always moist soils.