Description
Small, weeping, broad, moderately growing evergreen tree, conifer (H 4-6 m, depands as well on grafting height and support, W 5-7 m). Crown broadly conical, dome-shaped. Branches widely spreading, hanging. Bark black-grey. Young shoots light brown, hairy. Needles short (3-5 cm), in dense bundles of 30, thin, soft, pointed, smooth, light green when young, later dark green. Male and female flowers separate, male flowers in large catkins, yellow-brown. Flowering period: September-October. Cones dark green to brown, broad-oval, with wide, thin scales, fall apart while still on the tree. Requires deep, sufficiently drained, dry to moderately moist soils, in sheltered, warm, sunny to half-shady sites, protected from dry, cold wind.