Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green evergreen needles with glaucous lines evident)
Soil Notes:
Does not perform well on alkaline and poorly drained soils
Range:
Central Europe and Northern Asia
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Stiff and straight needles (2-4" long) in fascicles of 5, persisting 4-5 years (thicker than Pinus strobus needles). Leaf sheaths fall off the first year. New stems are yellow-brown to orange-pubescent. Cones are terminal and 3" long and 2.25" wide, greenish-brown turning purplish when mature, and never open.
