General Description | A medium sized evergreen with a green or yellow-green colour to it.
Has unique foliage colours and if looked at from above it resembles a dragon’s eye. |
ID Characteristic | Pyramidal shape with bright yellow-green colour. It grows in full
sunlight. The branches grow in an irregular form and it has a crooked
trunk. |
Shape | Loosely pyramidal. |
Propagation | Grafting is recommended in late winter for this cultivar. Cuttings are also taken and they have been rooted however the success rate is very low. |
Cultivation | Requires well drained, moist, rich, sandy-loam soils. If roots are properly pruned transplanting can be done quite easily. Tolerant of urban
conditions. |
Pests | There are a few pests and diseases that plague this tree among them
are root rot, tip blight, canker, white pine aphids and pine spittle bugs. |
Notable Specimens | The Gardens of Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | The bark is scaly and fissured. It is a brown colour but some can start to lean towards a brown-orange colour. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Buds can be from 1-2 cm long, cylindrical and can be quite
resinous. You will find the buds to be a red-brown colour. |
Leaf Description | Foliage is stiff and sharp. It is a green-yellow colour but turns brownish
as autumn and winter set in. Needles are 7.5-12.5 cm long and have unique
yellow and green coloured bands around them. Needles are in a fascicle of 2. |
Flower Description | Plants are monoecious. |
Fruit Description | Cones can be anywhere from 3.5-4 cm long. The cones can grow singly or in clusters, cones are oblique at the base. |
Colour Description | Foliage is bright yellow-green in summer, but starts to turn to a brownish yellow later in the season. Bark is a brown-orange colour. |
Texture Description | Overall the tree has a medium texture. The bark is scaly and somewhat
fissured. Foliage is stiff and sharp. |