| General Description | A narrow, columnar form of the typical Christmas tree. |
| ID Characteristic | A fastigiate form of Scots Pine. Orange to grey exfoliating bark. Blue-green needle-like foliage with a slight twist reminiscent of the straight species. Bears small, grey-brown cones in maturity. Whorled branching habit. |
| Shape | Upright, narrow, columnar growth habit. Will break apart if exposed to heavy snowfall. |
| Landscape | Used as a specimen, accent plant, or as a tall screen. Great vertical evergreen accent. |
| Propagation | Propagated through grafting onto straight sylvestris, or through the rooting of cuttings in a misting bed. Cuttings take approximately 2-3 months to root. |
| Cultivation | Performs best with full sun and adequately moist, well-drained, slightly acidic sandy soil. However this cultivar is not particular to soil type, or pH. Very high tolerance for pollution and drought. |
| Pests | Susceptible to pine bark beetle and Diplodia tip blight. |
| Notable Specimens | University of Guelph Arboretum, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The Gardens of Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Naturally occurring forma in some Eastern European countries. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Young growth is light to dark grey with distinct ridges. Develops shaggy, exfoliating orange and grey-brown with maturity. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Buds are conical and resinous. Between 1-4 cm both in length and width but are slightly longer than they are wide. Buds are orange to a light reddish-brown in colour. |
| Leaf Description | Blue-green, needle-like foliage borne in fascicles of two, 2-3 cm long. Needles have a slight twist, as well as bloom on the foliage. Needles are arranged in a whorled pattern and are somewhat lax to the touch. |
| Flower Description | Male strobili bare pollen in May. Female strobili turn into small green cones. Flowers are not ornamentally significant, 5-15 mm in length and width. |
| Fruit Description | Male cones are 3-6 cm in length, reddish-brown and produce an abundant amount of pollen in May. Female cones 4-8 cm long, cordate to lancelate with distinct nubs reminiscent of the straight species. Female cones are reddish-brown to grey in colour. |
| Colour Description | Foliage is a matte green colour with a bluish-grey bloom giving it a blue-green appearance. Bark is orange, brown and grey. Buds are orange to light brown, and cones are grey or brown in colour. |
| Texture Description | Medium-coarse in foliage, and coarse in bark year-round. |
