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Hardiness
Zones:
5-8 |
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Habit:
Evergreen |
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Growth
Rate: Slow
to moderate |
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Site
Requirements: Sun;
range of soil types but prefers well drained soil |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Irregular,
pyramidal when young; spreading crown with pendulous branches with age;
dense
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Height:
50
to 70'
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Width:
25' |
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Leaf:
2.5
to 4.5" dark green needles; in pairs; stiff; rigid |
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Flower/Fruit:
1.5
to 2.5" solitary or clustered cones
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Comments:
Good
for screening; very tolerant of salt spray; transplants easily; heat and
drought tolerant
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Cultivars:
Oculus
Draconis (Needles are banded with yellow; stiff appearance;
spreading habit), Shirone
Jamone , prostrate
form, Yatban Shoho, Thunderhead,
Torafu
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