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This European tree grows between 40-50 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 2 feet. It has remarkable long, pendulous branches and dark foliage. The bark is a dark reddish brown, with rough, thick scales. On younger trees, the bark is smoother with thin flaky scales. The needles are a shiny dark green, four-sided, 5/8 to 1 inch long, curved and sharp. The cones are cylinder-shaped, very long (4-6 inches) and tan or light brown. The scales are thin and stiff, broad, rounded, and sometimes square-tipped. This tree is often found in many public parks and private grounds in North America.
Information about this plant from the USDA Plants Database.
Information from the TreeGuide from Athenic Systems.
This page was last updated 11 Jun 2003.