Glauca Japanese White Pine             PI-nus par-vi-FLO-ra

• Conifer, evergreen tree, to about 45 ft (14 m) tall, young trees sparsely branched, outspreading branches on older trees.  Needles 5-7 cm long, 5 per cluster, stiff, bowed and twisted, green on outside, very blue-white on inside surfaces.  Cones solitary or in clusters, 5-10 cm long, 3-4 cm wide, opening widely, persisting 6-7 years.
• Sun.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Most common form in cultivation.