Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

12-25', 25-40', 100' and up

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green, Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate, Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Wild Garden, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

n/a

 

Location Uses

Background, Lawn, Park, Roadside

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Screen, Wind Break

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

On older trees of this variety, the bark is thick, corky, and deeply fissured. The crown changes from a conical form and becomes broad and flat-crowned with age, making the branches wide and drooping. Its cones are 3-4" long, and have 3 pointed bracts that extend beyond the nds of the scales. The buds are cigar-shaped, and the bark of the young trees is smooth and grey.

On mature specimens of this important timber tree, the broken branches may be cut back to just above the basal collar, or the leading edges may be cut back to healthy wood. A young tree disfigured by storm damage is most likely beyong salvation.