Foliage Notes:
Green (Handsome, dark green evergreen foliage)
Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils, but is salt and drought tolerant, allowing it to grow in sandy coastal locations
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Stiff, dark green needles (2.5-4.5" long) in 2s, twisted, and with stomatic lines present on each surface. Leaf sheaths 0.5" long with 2 long, stringy segments at the end. Very distinct terminal buds (0.5-0.75" long) are gray or silver-white and non-resinous. Cones are 1.5-3" long by 1.25-1.75" wide and glossy. Bark on mature trees is black to gray and fissured.
