Foliage Notes:
Green (Bright green evergreen, needle-like leaves in fascicles of two are up to 3" long, stiffly spreading but crowded on stem); Gold (Foliage turns bright yellow-gold in the winter)
Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, but prefers a deep, moist loam; tolerant of calcarous soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
The bright green needles of 'Aurea' turn bright gold in the winter. Two 1-3" needles per fascicle with persistent 0.5" basal sheath. Bumpy protuberances where leaves abscise on 0.5-3" dia. stems. Multi-stemmed upright branching and needle habit.
