Selected at the Morton Arboretum of Isle, Illinois because of its winter hardiness.
Pronunciation
(PY-nus)(wal-lik-ee-AH-nuh)
Plant Type
All Plants, Trees Coniferous
Hardiness Zone
4-7
Sunlight
full
Moisture
average, moist
Soil & Site
best in sandy loams, well drained
Temperature
more resistant to cold weather damage than the straight species plant
Fruit
cones, banana shaped and green when young, upright becoming pendulous, light brown when ripe, can be very resinous
Leaves
gray-green to blue green, groups of five
Dimensions
30-50 feet tall in the landscape
Native Site
Species plant native to Himalayas, E Afghanistan to North Burma.
Cultivar Origin
Introduced in 1992 by Buchholz and Buchholz nursery from Gaston Oregon, USA. Selected because of its cold hardiness at the Morton Arboretum, Isle, Illinois USA.
Notes & Reference
#01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson