Description
Pinus sylvestris ‘Fastigiata’
Zone: 2
Exposure: Full sun
Mature Size: 20′ high x 5′ wide
Tree Form: Columnar
Foliage Color: Silvery blue needles, in bundles of 2
Growth Rate: Moderate
Uses: Specimen, accent, screening, hedge
Description: A narrowly upright coniferous tree with long bluish-green needles and distinctive copper-orange bark that peels. Densely upright branches provide year-round privacy and multiple plantings can make a thick, tall hedge.
Ornamental Features: Needles are bluish-green, pointy, very tough, slightly twisted, and in bundles of two, 1.4″ to 2″ long. Mature cones are grey-brown and point back along the branch, attached by a small stem. The blue-green foliage contrasts beautifully against the white snow in winter.
Landscape Attributes: Very hardy, long living evergreen tree with a strong central leader. Low maintenance, fire and deer resistant, and drought tolerant once established.
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