| General Description | The bark is very fissured and is a pale grey in colour, with dark green needles and silver-white buds. |
| ID Characteristic | Easily identified by its dark green needles and white to silvery buds and fissured, pale grey bark. |
| Shape | Small and compact, with rounded tops. |
| Landscape | Rock garden, specimen or groundcover plant. |
| Propagation | Grafting onto the rootstock of Pinus nigra. |
| Cultivation | Slightly acidic soils in full sun: urban tolerant. |
| Pests | Diplodia tip blight is a major problem and can cause mortality if it isn't pruned off immediately. |
| Notable Specimens | Whistling Gardens Wilsonville, Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Fissured with a grey to light brown and scaled along the branches. As the tree matures, the bark takes on a darker tone, with deeper fissures running vertically. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Buds are ovoid to cylindric, resinous, 1 cm in length with a light brown to white colour. |
| Leaf Description | Fascicles of 2, dark green in colour, 5-7 cm long and sharp at the tip. |
| Flower Description | The tree is monoecious, male cones are cylindrical and yellow, found in large clusters along the branches. The female cones are oval, and a purple to yellow colour. |
| Fruit Description | The cones are oval, 2-3 cm long and a pale brown to yellow colour. |
| Colour Description | The needles a deep dark green, bark a grey to pale yellow. The buds are white to light grey, and cones light brown to pale yellow. |
| Texture Description | Coarse. |
