| General Description | A variegated bright yellow, slow growing pyramidal conifer. |
| ID Characteristic | Differs from Pinus strobus in that it is bright yellow in colour and much smaller in size. |
| Shape | Pyramidal. |
| Landscape | Accent planting, not appropriate for mass planting. Can be sheared into a small hedge. |
| Propagation | Propagation can be achieved by rooting stem tip cuttings, using juvenile cuttings is best. The best time to take cuttings is late autumn. The cuttings will root best with intermittent mist with a soil temperature of 24°–27°C. Rooting will take about 16–22 weeks. Use of IBA TALC 8000 ppm rooting hormone is recommended. |
| Cultivation | This cultivar requires full sun to partial shade. It will grow well in sandy, loam, acidied and well drained soils. |
| Pests | No known pests or diseases. |
| Notable Specimens | Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Bark is thin and smooth. Greyish green in colour when young, becoming darker with age. On old stems the bark is dark greyish and deeply furrowed longitudinally into broad scaly thick ridges of about 2.5–5 cm. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Buds are 50 mm in length and are resinous. They are ovoid with a sharp point and some scales free at the tips. |
| Leaf Description | Needles are slender, about 5–10 cm in length arranged in fascicles of five. They are soft and pliable, with finely toothed margins; the sheath is about 1.25 cm in length, falling away. Foliage is variegated bright yellow. |
| Flower Description | Cones are sub terminal and pendant about 8–18 cm in length and are about 4 cm broad. Cones are stalked, cylindrical, often curved with a pointed resinous apex light brown in colour. Cones mature in autumn of the second year. |
| Fruit Description | Cones are sub terminal and pendant about 8–18 cm in length and are about 4 cm broad. Cones are stalked, cylindrical, often curved with a pointed resinous apex light brown in colour. Cones mature in autumn of the second year. |
| Colour Description | Variegated bright yellow foliage, greyish green bark, and light brown cones. |
| Texture Description | Medium-fine textured. |
