Golden Ghost Japanese Red Pine               PI-nus den-si-FLO-ra

• Conifer, evergreen shrub/tree, semi-dwarf, dense, may grown slowly (less than 6 inches (15 cm)/per year), to 8-10 ft high with a spread of 3-5 ft (2.4-3 × 0.9-1.5 m).  Needles in winter are light green but in the spring develop bright yellow to white bands alternating with green areas (i.e., variegated).  The color contrast holds through the fall.
• Sun; well-drained, slightly acid soil. Drought resistant when established.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 3     
• Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden.