| General Description | Slow growing evergreen conifer. |
| ID Characteristic | Grey-green needles arranged all around the shoot. |
| Shape | Dense, pyramidal form and horizontal branching. |
| Landscape | A low maintenance architectural plant used as; vertical accents, hedges, screening, natural garden landscapes, rock gardens and windbreaks. |
| Propagation | Wood cuttings. Best done in January taking cuttings from the ends of branches. Dip the end of branch in rooting hormone and plant in potting containers filled with 50/50 mix of perlite and peat moss. Place outside, covering all except the buds with mulch, soil or compost to protect roots from freezing. New growth by spring. |
| Cultivation | Best grown in moist well-drained slightly acidic soil. Full sun and will excel if grown in a sheltered location. |
| Pests | No major issues. |
| Notable Specimens | Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens, Cornwall, England. The A. M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Cones are a cylinder shape, about 9 - 12 cm long. |
| Leaf Description | Short, stiff needles and whorled arrangement around the branches. |
| Colour Description | The bark is grey in colour. The cones are a pinkish-purple in spring and turn to brown throughout the year. The needles are a greyish-blue. |
| Texture Description | The bark is smooth. |
