| General Description | A slow shrub, growing only 5 cm per year. A beautiful tree spreading and dense with bright red pollen cones in the spring. |
| ID Characteristic | A dwarf shrub with twisted blue-green needles, prominent long brown buds and scaly plates on older trunks. |
| Shape | A broadly conical plant. |
| Landscape | Excellent as a specimen or planted in small groups. |
| Propagation | Propagate by side-veneer grafting and using rootstocks that are 2 years old and well-rooted. |
| Cultivation | Full sun in well drained, moderate moisture acidic soil with pH range of 4-6. Tolerates salt, drought and generally tolerant of urban conditions. |
| Notable Specimens | Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Purple-brownish smooth bark on younger trees, developing scaly plates and takes on a dark grey-black colour as it matures. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Brown/caramel coloured buds that are 8.5 mm long and ovoid, not resinous. |
| Leaf Description | Stiff twisted blue-green needles are borne in groups of five on the upper side of the shoots. |
| Flower Description | Crimson male flowers. |
| Fruit Description | Pollen-bearing, 8 cm oval to cylindrical cones that are bright red in spring turning red-brown in winter.
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| Colour Description | Blue-green leaves and in the spring, bright red cones that turned red-brown in the winter, brown/caramel buds. |
| Texture Description | Fine textured. |
