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Hardiness
Zones:
5-7 |
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Habit:
Evergreen |
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Growth
Rate: Moderate
to slow |
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Site
Requirements: Sun to
partial shade; well drained soil; good wind tolerance; tolerates seasonal
wet soil and drought |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Graceful;
upright; loosely and broadly pyramidal when young; often retains lower branches;
wide spreading with pendulous branches with age
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Height:
30 to
50’
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Width:
20 to
30’ |
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Leaf:
5 to 8"
soft, blue green needles in bundles of 5; upper surface green, lower surface
blue white creating a silvery blue cast; young needles are erect; older
needles droop; needles often bend near base creating a pendulous effect |
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Flower/Fruit:
6 to
12" cylindrical cones; pendulous and turn brown with age
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Comments:
Transplant
when small; winter winds can cause discoloration; good tolerance to air
pollution
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Cultivars:
Nana,
Zebrina;
Oculus Draconis (yellow banded needles)
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