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Hardiness
Zones:
3-8 |
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Habit:
Evergreen |
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun to light
shade; fertile, moist, well drained soil |
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Texture:Medium
to fine |
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Form:
Pyramidal when young;
horizontal and ascending spreading branches with age
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Height:
50 to 80’
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Width:20
to 40’ |
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Leaf:
2 to 4" slender light
green to bluish green needles in bundles of 5; white lines on
lower side |
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Flower/Fruit:
6 to 8" cones;
often curved; turns brown with age
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Comments:
Easy
to transplant due to wide spreading root system; not tolerant
to air pollution or strong wind; tends to die out in zones 7b
and 8 due to stress
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