Description
Small, upright, slow growing evergreen tree, conifer (H 2-3 m, W 1,5-2 m). Bark dark violet-brown to grey-brown, flaky. Crown broadly conical, often irregular, picturesque. Branches open to horizontal. Needles (4-6 cm) spiraly twisted, pointed, in fives, outer side green, in winter bright yellow, 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.